The driver of the tanker, Wayne McNeil, said he was cut off by a car while traveling on I-95 between Palm Coast Parkway and U.S. 1 Monday night. McNeil said he lost control and rolled the tanker.Posted on 01/26/2006 9:06:51 AM PST by TaxRelief
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PALM COAST, Fla. -- A tanker carrying 7,500 gallons of fuel exploded on Interstate 95 in Flagler County late Monday, forcing authorities to close all southbound lanes of the highway.
The driver of the tanker, Wayne McNeil, said he was cut off by a car while traveling on I-95 between Palm Coast Parkway and U.S. 1 Monday night. McNeil said he lost control and rolled the tanker.
The vehicle, carrying 7,500 gallons of fuel, quickly caught fire, according to the report.
A motorist noticed the cash (sic) and pulled McNeil out of the tanker's cab minutes before it exploded.
Witnesses said they heard or saw three different explosions after McNeil was pulled to safety.
Palm Coast fire Chief Mike Beadle said the truck melted in the fire.
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Maybe instead of tanker trucks being used as a weapon in an attack, they are being targeted to crash, burn, explode?
Florida roads must be cursed lately....
Practice makes perfect...
If you a) pushed a tanker into a large building or if you b) used tanker fires to block interstate arteries leading away from a city under siege, casualties would be substantially increased
If these are "practice runs", they do not bode well for major urban areas.
Tanker Crash Repairs Snarl I-85: January 25, 2006
More delays troubled traffic along Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County Wednesday morning after a fiery tanker truck accident the day before.
The crash shut down southbound lanes of I- 85 for almost 12 hours Tuesday. The tractor-trailer overturned near Highway 20, soon igniting some of the thousands of gallons of liquid latex carried as cargo.
At least one lane of southbound I-85 traffic will be closed from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday for asphalt repairs at the accident site, state Department of Transportation spokeswoman Terri Pope said.
On Tuesday, traffic backed up for four miles at times after the accident shortly before 4 a.m, about a mile south of Georgia Highway 20, Pope said.
All major routes in northern Gwinnett were affected by the crash of the tanker carrying 50,000 gallons of liquid latex, she said.
Northbound I-85 traffic was not affected.
Pope said the latex did not leak or catch on fire, but fuel and the cab of the tractor-trailer did. After the fire was extinguished, the tanker was up-righted and removed.
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