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BREAKING: Massive Fire in Hazel Park (A bridge over the I-75 in Hazel Park, Michigan has collapsed)
WXYZ.com ^ | July 15, 2009

Posted on 07/15/2009 6:19:54 PM PDT by just me

A bridge over the I-75 in Hazel Park, Michigan has collapsed following a massive explosion after a gas tanker overturned.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: bridgecollapse; fire; hazelpark; hot; hotnews; hotnewsbabe; michigan
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To: Lazamataz

Probably headed for Minneapolis...


41 posted on 07/15/2009 6:49:19 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR....Monthly Donors Wanted. I Upped My Monthly....Now, Up Yours.)
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To: just me
If the truck was full of Obama Alternative Energy Magic Fuel this wouldn't have happened.

Kerry should be blaming Governor Palin pretty soon.

42 posted on 07/15/2009 6:51:25 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (If Hitler used a TelePrompter, we would all be speaking German...)
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To: Choose Ye This Day
The 9/11 "Truther" nuts say that fuel can't burn hot enough to collapse concrete and steel. So that can't be what happened here.

I BEG YOUR PARDON!


43 posted on 07/15/2009 6:52:01 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: FrPR
Something does not smell right, fuel tankers are all standard heights, less than 13’ and all interstate highway bridges are 14’ or more high, that is at least 12” of clearance.
44 posted on 07/15/2009 6:52:57 PM PDT by Rumplemeyer
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To: just me

That’s ridiculous. Fire can’t melt steel.


45 posted on 07/15/2009 6:53:08 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: Lazamataz

Michigan’s roads are old — Woodward Ave. is “1,” they’re so old.

A lot of the bridges here are too low. I live in Jackson county where i-94 runs through and trucks hit Elm or Cooper a lot.

When my husband and I first married we lived in Ferndale on 11 Mile just west of I-75. If the accident is as terrible as it sounds it’s going to tie up traffic around Detroit so badly it should get emerency status to repair.

Lord have mercy. I wish my ISP was working better so I could stream the video.


46 posted on 07/15/2009 6:53:45 PM PDT by Kieri (The Conservatrarian)
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To: MikefromOhio
And in the very week that some nutzo blogger tried to frame this entire forum as racist. Way to go.

Islam is an intolerant 'religion' that worships a black rock, has a pedophile for a prophet, and who's many extremist members commit numerous acts of terrorism.

Just sayin'.

47 posted on 07/15/2009 6:54:23 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("If they taxed condoms and toilet paper, they'd have us coming and going." - Lazamataz, 2002)
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To: antiunion person
I can’t understand how a tanker would hit an overpass. Most gasoline tankers are under 12 feet tall and all overpasses, unless marked otherwise, are supposed to be 13 ft 6 inches. Being in the United States Radical Islamic headquarters area, I would bet that some terrorist put bombs into the hose tubes on the truck and exploded by cell phone. (all sarcasm of course, but you never know).

It sounds like they were below the interstate and hit the interstate bridge above to me. Most gasoline tankers in the U.S. drive local. They would know if the interstate clearance was too low well in advance. Most interstate bridges are at 13'9" or above and yes a tanker is lower than a freight trailer. This is just my guess but it sounds like they were trying to take a short cut or were headed to a delivery point. It sounds like they were on a secondary road neither one knew. Not clearing an interstate bridge on the interstate with a tanker doesn't make sense period.

48 posted on 07/15/2009 6:54:59 PM PDT by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgement? Which one say ye?)
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To: meyer; MikefromOhio
On the other hand, Islam is not a race.

Now that, gentlemen, is a classy comeback.

49 posted on 07/15/2009 6:55:32 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: Rumplemeyer

There were two Semi’s the tanker and a gravel truck behind it. There was a woman in a pickup who did not want to pass on the left. People were getting by in the right lane. Then something happened.


50 posted on 07/15/2009 6:56:38 PM PDT by Mark was here (The earth is bipolar.)
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To: just me

OH No,I am going to put it on.Prayers for all.


51 posted on 07/15/2009 6:57:48 PM PDT by fatima (Free hugs today :).)
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To: Lazamataz

You should read the news reports at the links provided.

It sure sounds like a place islamists live.

Just sayin’...


52 posted on 07/15/2009 6:58:18 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: UCANSEE2

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.


53 posted on 07/15/2009 6:59:32 PM PDT by Choose Ye This Day (America is the best -- 20 million illegal immigrants can't be wrong.)
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To: Yo-Yo

Just Detroit’s verion of Urban Renewal. (?)

(I mean no disrespect to any involved in this or other catastrophes)


54 posted on 07/15/2009 6:59:32 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: just me

I sure hope no firefighters lost their lives when that happened.


55 posted on 07/15/2009 7:00:04 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Choose Ye This Day
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

What had you eaten? Please, more details.

56 posted on 07/15/2009 7:01:27 PM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: cva66snipe

I don’t think the accident was caused by a bridge clearance issue. I do think it was caused by a nut (or two) behind the wheel.


57 posted on 07/15/2009 7:01:50 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: antiunion person

There’s some really big trucks in Michigan.

The standard “18-wheeler” has two axles in the back of the trailer. Some of these have seven axles. The trailers then are bigger too.


58 posted on 07/15/2009 7:03:21 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: antiunion person
I can’t understand how a tanker would hit an overpass.

Early info is sketchy.

It appears that the tanker and a tractor-trailer rig collided, which caused the tanker to hit the 'supports' of the overpass, or side of the overpass.

59 posted on 07/15/2009 7:03:44 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: Shermy
Reminds me, somehow, of one of the Terminator movies.

How horrible for the driver and his families -- Hollywood tends to densensitize one to real suffering.

60 posted on 07/15/2009 7:03:48 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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