Tanker Explodes; (SF) Bay Bridge Connector Collapses [View All]

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Source: KPIX

A tanker truck exploded early Sunday morning on the I-80 WB at I-880 connector ramp, which collapsed.

... CHP officers said the tanker truck driver survived and was hospitalized with second-degree burns. There was no immediate word as to any other injuries.

The Oakland Fire Dept. said the fire was finally extinguished as of 5:50 a.m.; firefighters had to contend with extreme heat in battling the blaze. Damage to the freeway was extensive and estimated to be in the millions of dollars, Fire Battlion Chief Mike Miller said.

Structural engineer John Coyle said the heat from the blaze would have been in excess of 650 degrees to compromise the integrity of the steel that supports the connector ramp.

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And from KRON:
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CHP officials say it could be weeks or even months before traffic resumes normally on the transition from eastbound Interstate 80 onto eastbound Interstate 580 after a tanker caught on fire and exploded early Sunday morning causing the freeway to collapse.

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