Fuel tanker fire causes highway collapse on I-95 in Philadelphia
Jenny Goldsberry
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A fire on a highway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resulted in an overpass bridge collapse on Sunday.
At around 6:30 a.m., a fuel tanker truck caught fire underneath Interstate 95 on Cottman Avenue. All southbound lanes collapsed at the location of the fire. As a result, the entire highway between the Woodhaven and Aramingo exits was shut down.
“Today’s going to be a long day. Obviously, with 95 northbound gone and southbound questionable, it’s going to be even longer,” Dominick Mireles of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management said to a local outlet.
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The fire has yet to be extinguished and has caused manholes nearby to explode. It is unclear what caused the tanker fire or if any injuries occurred.