it is quite a scene down there. smoke and flames shooting into the sky right above. look at that explosion. there are now reports of several more explosions. crews were battling that fire for hours and is now said to be under control. one of the most vital in our nation. cb cotton is following this story. what more can you add? traffic brought to a standstill on one of the country s oldest and most traveled routes. telling fox 29 affiliate that a tanker truck caught fire under i-95 in northeast northeast philadelphia. causing the northbound overpass to collapse. now north and southbound lanes are closed in this area for about three-4 miles. emergency dispatchers were reportedly notified just before 630 this morning. firefighters arriving to the aftermath to assess the damage with portions of northbound lanes reduced to rubble. the fire was under control like you said about an hour later at 7:30 a.m. this morning u.s. secretary of transportation saying federal resources are
philadelphia fire department says after the initial fire broke out gas lines kept exploding underground. a state transportation official say this is likely to shut down i-95 indefinitely. this philadelphian agrees. i was woken up to nothing but text messages, phone calls. i had no idea what was going on i got dressed and came out and looked down and i smelled a smoky smell and i was like damn dude it would be a rough couple of weeks is not getting fixed tomorrow. eric: most important roots in the northeast, cb is here with us. both lanes of i-95 are closed in northeast philadelphia as crews work on the bridge collapse. at an official seen a tanker truck caught fire under i-95 and northeast philadelphia near cottman avenue causing the northbound overpass to collapse and now 7 miles of i-95 north and southbound are closed. officials are warning other streets near the bridge could be closed as crews continue the cleanup. this happening on one of the oldest and most traveled
it is quite a scene down there. smoke and flames shooting into the sky right above. look at that explosion. there are now reports of several more explosions. crews were battling that fire for hours and is now said to be under control. one of the most vital in our nation. cb cotton is following this story. what more can you add? traffic brought to a standstill on one of the country s oldest and most traveled routes. telling fox 29 affiliate that a tanker truck caught fire under i-95 in northeast northeast philadelphia. causing the northbound overpass to collapse. now north and southbound lanes are closed in this area for about three-4 miles. emergency dispatchers were reportedly notified just before 630 this morning. firefighters arriving to the aftermath to assess the damage
philadelphia fire department says after the initial fire broke out gas lines kept exploding underground. a state transportation official say this is likely to shut down i-95 indefinitely. this philadelphian agrees. i was woken up to nothing but text messages, phone calls. i had no idea what was going on i got dressed and came out and looked down and i smelled a smoky smell and i was like damn dude it would be a rough couple of weeks is not getting fixed tomorrow. eric: most important roots in the northeast, cb is here with us. both lanes of i-95 are closed in northeast philadelphia as crews work on the bridge collapse. at an official seen a tanker truck caught fire under i-95 and northeast philadelphia near cottman avenue causing the northbound overpass to collapse and now 7 miles of i-95 north