Live: Truck fire causes I-95 collapse in Northeast Philadelphia
Live: Truck fire causes I-95 collapse in Northeast Philadelphia
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Here is what we know about the i-95 Philadelphia accident today;
An Interstate-95 overpass in Philadelphia has collapsed after a massive tanker fire underneath.
• Around 6 am Sunday, a massive fire broke out near I-95 in the Tacony section of Philadelphia
• Part of an overpass has collapsed and closed the highway
• There is no word on reported injuries, and fire crews are on scene trying to put out the blaze
Video showed the flames shooting up from the road with the collapsed overpass falling to the pavement below. Smoke has filled the area and could be seen from miles away.
The fire started around 6am Sunday between the exit for Academy Road and Cottoman Avenue. That is in the Tacony section of north Philadelphia.
Fire crews are working to get the blaze under control, and there is no word on reported injuries.
The highway is closed near the fire.
A fire caused part of an I-95 overpass in Philadelphia to collapse as crews work to extinguish the blaze
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The blaze caused the northbound side of the bridge to collapse and the southbound is ‘compromised,’ according to NBC Philadelphia
Officials told a local reporter ‘the roadway is gone.’
Authorities have not said what caused the fire.
Philadelphia fire Captain Derrick Bowmer said runoff from the truck is also causing explosions underground.
