CA: I-5 collapses Newhall Pass

Scanner | 10/12/07 | me

[BurbankKarl]

Per LA County Fire....Northbound I-5 is collapsing at the scene of a major accident in the truck tunnel.

Incident: 3700 Type: Location: info as of: 10/12/2007 11:17:15 PM ADDITIONAL DETAILS 11:16PM 1039 MEDIA 11:14PM PER LACO FD ** PLS HAVE UNITS CLOSE DOWN ALL LNS - NB 5 AT BALBOA - THE BRIDGE IS STARTING TO COLAPSE 11:13PM 1039 56-S9 ADVISED ROLL 406 OR OTHER AVAILABLE UNIT TO ASSIST - 56-108 ENRT 11:13PM PLS ISSUE SIGALERT FOR THE NB 5 TK LNS TO 14 AND THE SB 5 TK LNS TO 14 - UNK DURATION AT THIS TIME - THANKS 11:08PM 146 ADV 1 PTY JUST CAME OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND HAS A BROKEN LEG AND NEEDS OXYGEN //1039 LACOFD W/INFO 11:07PM 1039 TO 98-S7 WILL HAVE 98-51 ROLL FOR THIS FROM THE OFFICE 11:03PM CT-PLS START FOR A HARD CLOSURE TO SHUT DOWN BOTH THE NB AND SB TK LNS 11:01PM DIVERT TRFC FM NB AND SB TK RT - 511 WILL SHUT DOWN NB TK LNS 11:01PM SEMI ON SB SIDE IS NOW ALSO ON FIRE - PLS ADV LACOFD 11:01PM PLS ADV LACOFD THERE ARE 2 ADDITIONAL O/TURNED VEHS // NB AND SB IM THE TK RT 10:59PM 3-5 SEMI FULLY INVLD - @ THE TUNNELS OF THE TRUCK ROUTE W/ACCESS ISSUES - PER LACOFD 10:59PM ANOTHER O/TURNED JSO 1020 BLOCKING ALL LANES AT TRUCK ROUT ALSO SIERRA HIGWAY 10:58PM 146 POSS PEOPLE STILL TRAPPED 10:57PM PLS GET UPDATED ETA FROM FD 10:57PM 146 PTY TRAPPED INSIDE 10:55PM THIS WILL BE SB TRUCK RD 10:55PM LACOFD 3-5 BIG RIGS FULLY INVOLVED 10:45PM PER RP SEMI TRK EXPLODED & OTHER VEH TC D W/TRK / PCS OF ENGINE ARE ON FIRE IN RDWY 10:44PM 1039 LACO FD 10:44PM RP ADVSED HE AND HIS GRANDMOTHER WERE DRIVING ON NB SIDE AND SAW A YEL BIG RIG EXPLODE, THE WHOLE SKY LIT UP 10:42PM YELLOW SEMI TRUCK ON FIRE, BLOCKING UNK LN RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS 11:06PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:06PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:09PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:12PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit Assigned 11:14PM CHP Unit Enroute

[geopyg]

Thanks - what is the weather like - raining??

[Brad’s Gramma]

A semi EXPLODED???

Yowza’s!!!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Oh dear.

[BurbankKarl]

http://cad.chp.ca.gov/iiqr.asp?Center=LACC&LogNumber=3700D1012

I-5 apparently is collapsing onto the incident.....

one big rig exploded and 15 more truck ran into him, in the truck tunnels.....

[Brad’s Gramma]

Geeeezzzzz..........

[Brad’s Gramma]

I can’t open the link...

[Brad’s Gramma]

Never mind, I played with the url..

[dandelion]

Prayers for all in harm’s way!

[lonevoice]

Am I reading that right that possibly 146 people are trapped? Prayers up.

[investigateworld]

bttt

[mbraynard]

If you want to follow this story closely your best bet is KFI in LA.

http://www.kfi640.com/main.html

[psjones]

Any of the newschannels reporting on this? I live in the general area of the newhall pass, sounds like this happened at the truck route part of the freeway?

[Brad’s Gramma]

http://cad.chp.ca.gov/

Hit “Hot Spots”

Then..”Vehicle Fire”

[BurbankKarl]

A tanker jackknifed in the truck tunnel...then up to 15 more slammed into it, cars too....the whole thing is exploding.....

LAFD already sent 20 more units, now Burbank and Glendale responding

[Cringing Negativism Network]

A semi exploded, exactly on a bridge?...

Seems like quite a coincidence.

[NRA2BFree]

Oh no! Prayers go out for the injured. Please keep us posted!

[yorkie]

Any other links? This is horrible news! Pray for safety for all involved in this catastrophy!

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Prayers Up...

GOD Bless...

[BurbankKarl]

In a tunnel....I-5 runs over it....been burning 45 minutes now....