Portion of I-95 to remain closed for several days after tractor-trailer carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline explodes into massive inferno
NY Post
A tanker truck filled to the brim with gasoline slammed into a tractor-trailer and burst into a fiery inferno Thursday morning on Interstate 95 in Connecticut.
The blaze — which shut down both sides of the highway, a major East Coast artery — erupted at about 5 a.m., according to the Hartford Courant.
And if that’s not enough of a travel nightmare for drivers, the portion of the major highway affected by the fire will remain closed for the next two to five days, WTNH reported.
The tanker, which was carrying about 8,500 gallons of gas, hit the truck and a passenger vehicle near Exit 15 near the Fairfield Avenue overpass, the Courant said.
Gov. Ned Lamont said no one was seriously hurt. But officials urged drivers to look for other routes.
Local police and firefighters flocked to the site, as did crews from the state’s transportation department and environmental protection agency.
