Video: Connecticut Highway On Fire After Fuel Tanker Crash, Shut Indefinitely
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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced the closure of this major transportation route linking New England and New York.
Interstate-95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, has been closed in both directions indefinitely following a crash involving a fuel tanker that caught fire beneath an overpass. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced the closure of this major transportation route linking New England and New York. Two trucks caught fire on I 95 heading south through Norwalk Connecticut early this morning. I hope no one lost their lives, but that is very questionable. This stretch of highway is known to be one of the most dangerous stretches through the northeast. pic.twitter.com/vu9UyMdMY4
The incident occurred early in the morning in a chain-reaction collision when a car suddenly changed lanes in front of a truck pulling a flatbed trailer. At the same time, a fuel tanker was getting closer to the Fairfield Avenue overpass bridge, just after Exit 15 South. This involved a three-vehicle collision, resulting in a fire.
Norwalk Fire Department's Stephen Shay told CBS that the tractor-trailer swerved to the right and he hit the other tractor-trailer, which “ripped open the back of his gasoline tanker”.
