Well I guess we just burnt down Detroit.
BREAKING NEWS: Tanker Explosion Shuts Down I-75
POSTED: Wednesday, July 15, 2009UPDATED: 9:51 pm EDT July 15, 2009Michigan State Police have shut down I-75 in both directions at 9 Mile Road in Ferndale due to a tanker explosion and massive fire. Thick black smoke can be seen for miles away.The 9 Mile Road overpass bridge over southbound I-75 collapsed, and shortly thereafter the bridge over northbound I-75 also collapsed.The tanker is reported to have been carrying around 9,000 gallons of fuel. Utility companies have expressed concern over a natural gas pipeline that runs in the general area.Michigan State Police are asking everyone to avoid the area and are evacuating a nearby shopping center due to potentially toxic smoke.Traffic on northbound I-75 has been forced to exit at 8 Mile Road, and southbound traffic at I-696. Watch Local 4 News at 11 and Local 4 News Morning for complete detour information.Stay with Local 4 News for live coverage from the scene.!
Shit son. Thankfully I won’t be traveling on that side of 1-75 tomorrow…
wow. && fyi… that’s not detroit or ferndale. that’s def. hazel park.
conveniently happening only a few days/weeks after the 75 construction was completed - they’re probably going to have to...
Whoa. Hope everyone is okay. But I’m mainly glad this wasn’t the bridge at 11 Mile. Mainly b/c that Tim Horton’s is tha...
I was 3 minutes late for driving OVER that bridge when the explosion occured. Saw most of the chaos. Crazy dayy.
yeah, this is what’s happening close to my house. we’re all fucked up on gasoline fumes. lovely.
it’s hard to watch the news tonight.
Looks like I got out of there just in time
YIKES! Something similar happened (on a smaller scale) near Oakland, CA a year or so ago. The fire was so hot, the...
There are at least two other vehicles in that photo. Sad.
Shit son. Thankfully I won’t be traveling on that side of 1-75 tomorrow…
Bay’s shots never look that, um, complete. Also, they’re always close-ups, so you don’t get the scale of this pic.
Are we sure Michael Bay wasn’t filming Transformers 3?
Well I guess we just burnt down Detroit.
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