Posted on 10/22/2009 8:11:08 AM PDT by gura
Tanker explodes on I-465 ramp
Indianapolis - A semi tanker has exploded on the southbound ramp from I-69 to I-465.
The fire from the vehicle is creating dark plumes of black smoke which can be seen for miles. A second alarm has been requested to the scene. Views from a tower cam show that the billboards are also on fire.
The accident is causing large back-ups on I-465. The crash is before the Allisonville Road exit.
Injuries are being reported. Witnesses reported hearing loud noises.
Witness Danielle Smith was on 465 headed to Keystone at the Crossing. In her rear-view mirror, she saw a wall of flames.
"I didn't know if it was a truck or a building or anything like that. All the traffic started slowing down," she said.
After the flames, Smith said she saw a lot of smoke. She wasn't sure what type of vehicle was involved.
SkyTrak Weather meteorologist Chuck Lofton says the small fires that broke out along the interstate were aided by the wind, which has picked up to 20 mph.
Headline is from BNOnews.com.
Nothing on the cable news networks....yet.
I was just in Indy last week.
Glad I missed this.
Nothing, at this time, to indicate terrorist-related, but ‘PING’, anyway....
Is it me or does FNC have more commercials than MSNBC and CNN?
Prayers Up!
The same thing happened in Memphis years ago with a gas tanker truck and houses on either side of the interstate were even engulfed by flames.
I know that mosque - it’s been a landmark for me for years when I drive from MI to OH. Funny thing - I’ve never seen a car nearby or anyone coming or going. It just sits there in the middle of the field. (It’s a great landmark though.)
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I have sooo wanted a big rig to lose it on that corner and roll down the embankment into that place...
465 is already a nightmare to drive even without an accident...
They gots lots of sponsors!!! lol
FNC is able to sell the time quite readily.
bttt
This happened in Oklahoma a few years back. People got lost in the smoke, others went in and rescued people.
What if terrorists (those darn Amish, again) were smart enough to put bombs with delay timers on fuel tankers? If they scheduled the detonation at the right time, they could kill a lot of people. Or they could remotely detonate when the truck goes into a highway tunnel, past a power plant, football stadium, or other target.
I guarantee that if I thought of it now, the terrorists thought of it a long time ago.
Thats because FNC has viewers
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