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Diesel burning, what a waste
Idiot car driver caused this July 15 2009 9:00 PM.
Inferno shuts I-75, melts 9 Mile bridge http://www.google.com/search?q=9+mile+bridge%2C+hazel+park+mi&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1 It is still smoking July 16 2009 2:06 PM.
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more pics
more pics
Last edited by whunter; 07-16-2009 at 02:59 PM. |
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it was gasoline.
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I heard it was two semis, is there some more updated information?
-Jason
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some Media got the detail wrong
The tanker was carrying more than 13,000 gallons of gasoline and approximately 4,000 gallons of diesel when it exploded right under the 9 Mile overpass.
http://www.wxyz.com/news/story/UPDATES-I-75-Closed-After-Huge-Explosion/DfqWrkOca0avFwo2l2ybSA.cspx Pure gasoline would have done less damage, and flashed off faster. They still have two pumpers running, fighting the smoldering flare fires more than 24 hours later... |
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rotate your pics please
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Yes
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Done
My connection is questionable today, had to post them fast the first time.
All power and cable connections ran through that bridge superstructure. I am pleasantly surprised cable service was restored at 2:00 PM, and that their patch is working this well at the moment. |
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I was about to say, that's not far from you at all!
At market value that was nearly $45,000 worth of fuel that went up in that fire! Wow....not to mention a probably $150,000-200,000 truck.
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Brand-new driver blamed in I-75 wreck
http://www.freep.com/article/20090716/NEWS05/907160605/1007/Police-made-drivers-in-explosive-I-75-wreck
MDOT today awarded an emergency $84,000 contract to Posen Construction of Utica to demolish the remainder of the bridge and remove all debris from the freeway. Morosi said it wasn't clear how quickly MDOT could bid a contract to replace the overpass. He estimated it would cost as much as $2 million for a new one. Last edited by whunter; 07-16-2009 at 05:14 PM. |
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That's why they're bonded and insured.
Bummer. One happened in GR Michigan a few years ago, tanker came loose from the tractor and caught fire on the bridge, burning fuel dripping into the Grand River below. The bridge was not severly (structurally) damaged fortunately.
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Good thing nobody was seriously hurt or killed. This looks like it had the potential to be fatal.
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I used to work near there. Near Nine Mile and John R in Hazletucky.
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Thats why I burn wvo or wmo.To keep diesel prices down.
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