FedEx truck explodes on I-270 in North St. Louis County

KMOX Radio | October 29, 2002

[Dave S]

Just heard on KMOX radio here in St. Louis that a Fed Ex truck exploded on interstate 270 here in North St. Louis County. Truck went airborne.

No further word on cause.

[WIladyconservative]

Signa Aldrich Chemical ships hazmat via Fed Ex out of St. Louis - seems like if the trailer was hit by a car, it might have set off something fragile. There isn't a crater near the truck - I don't think it was a bomb.

[Squantos]

Uhhhhh I have just seen the pics on FOX and that is the neatest explosion I have ever seen. Nothing on the grass ? long strewn debris field ? Nope not a Kaboom !

Stay Safe !

[Quilla]

Hey you people, thanks!

[TexKat]

Did the guy driving it have what might look like a diaper on his head?

My thoughts exactly, maybe could not make it to their destinattion.

[Frapster]

The very first pictures they showed did not show the cab just all of the debris, it looked like that's all there was.

I only saw the trailer at first too - I thought the gas tank had exploded and assumed the driver was dead. Then I saw the cab and was greatly relieved. I can understand how you drew the conclusion you did.

[quark]

You got that right, brother. It's no "memorial service" for the charbroiled leftist, it's a full-blown DemoRAT political rally for that fossil Mondahl(original Norwegian spelling).

[demsux]

watch out for the other TWO bridges over the river

[TexasGunLover]

Yes, we have a list called a CONS that lists all of the shipments on every truck and plane.

[concerned about politics]

What are you looking at? The video I am watching shows the tracter without any marks on it.

It was a two trailor truck. The back trailor was blown to pieces!

[NittanyLion]

Would they have that....I mean what was on what trucks?

Absolutely. The packages are scanned immediately before they're loaded onto the trailer.

[Pete]

Fox News: ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A Federal Express truck has exploded along I-270 in St. Louis, near the Illinois state line.

Debris is strewn all over the road, and the highway has been closed.

The cab of the 18-wheel truck appears to be undamaged, leading authorities to believe that a combustible package may have exploded inside the trailer.

Federal Express spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said both drivers on the truck were OK and no one else was injured.

[B Knotts]

From Fox News:

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A Federal Express truck has exploded along I-270 in St. Louis, near the Illinois state line.

Debris is strewn all over the road, and the highway has been closed.

The cab of the 18-wheel truck appears to be undamaged, leading authorities to believe that a combustible package may have exploded inside the trailer.

Federal Express spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said both drivers on the truck were OK and no one else was injured.

[jgrubbs]

the FoxNews Story just came online:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,66986,00.html

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A Federal Express truck has exploded along I-270 in St. Louis, near the Illinois state line.

Debris is strewn all over the road, and the highway has been closed.

The cab of the 18-wheel truck appears to be undamaged, leading authorities to believe that a combustible package may have exploded inside the trailer.

Federal Express spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said both drivers on the truck were OK and no one else was injured.

[Registered]

They say broken fuel line...do these 18 wheelers have a CENTER FUEL TANK?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA!!

[brewcrew]

And as a another fellow FedEx employee, I can state that one of our largest dangerous goods shippers happens to be Sigma-Aldrich, whose headquarters and main shipping facility happen to be in St. Louis. It's amazing how people jump to conclusions around this place.

[Monty22]

And hhherrrreee commmmesss theeee excusesss..

Already trying to pretend this wasn't a blast, but just a fire.

BS!

[js1138]

MSNBC says truck was hit by car.

Was the Fedex truck a Pinto?

[CholeraJoe]

You'd have a hard time getting diesel fuel to explode

Mix in a little fertilizer and it'll go boom fer shur.

[husky ed]

Fox News has already contacted experts who have said that "This is not a Bomb".
Nothing to see here, move along.
Unless your a white male, then your a suspect.

[JennysCool]

Good Lord! I think my million dollars was on that truck!