Man, that headline had me expecting a whole different type of story.
Looks like it is roughly on par with the I-85 fire in Atlanta. It will be a good comparison to see how quickly they can get it can it reopened compared with the timeline for Georgia. (March 30-May 13 is the time to beat.)
Very similar to a flammable cargo accident with fire a couple years ago at the Harrisburg, PA junction of Interstate 81 and US 322/22. Took out a flyover ramp for about nine months...fortunately no fatalities and no reason to suspect the ROP.
I have family that lives within 5km of this spot and I know that section of road well. Thank God they were not in the area at the time this happened. The video released today by the police shows that the fuel tanker failed to stop or even slow down, during a traffic jam, and smashed into the semi in front of it. My question is, how is it possible that a tanker exploded like this? I thought such vehicles were built with multiple layers of cladding/shielding to prevent this from happening.