Posted on 10/12/2007 11:19:43 PM PDT by 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
Put the brain away and accept the disinformation that is being broadcast.
Well, Good Morning, Sunshine!
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Oh ok thanks. :)
Wow that was an ugly mess. Thanks for the pic.
I will have to catch up on the news, work today and birthday party tonight. I will miss the first half of the race. :(
>>I will miss the first half of the race. :( <<
Oh, no! I am looking forward to the pre-race conversation about the immunization brough-ha. I’ll try to tape it and type it out for the thread, today.
See ya at the race! (The last half. I’ll save you a seat!)
>1:25:41 PM<
Good afternoon, Darling
It’s morning SOMEWHERE in the world, isn’t it? :)
Thanks :)
Notice those signs that say '55 MPH' right there? If you don't do at least 70 in that tunnel, horns will start blowing.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/10/13/tunnel.fire/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail#cnnSTCPhoto
Look at the 7th photo
Of course, the Middle East.
LOL!
I have it right here, in the shipping case.
Such a sad story for that family.
“Steel can’t melt inside of concrete unless the concrete is red.”
The concrete explodes under the intense heat and exposes the rebar.
About half the tiltups that are involved in fires cant be saved because of it.
It was under construction then I think. I was living in Santa Clarita. That earthquake scared the heck out of me.
It’ll be like that for a week before people determine what the problem is.
Watch the evening news, read the paper, who me? I don’t have time for that kind of stuff..
Welcome to FreeRepublic.
Thanks for your I witness post.
Your screen name was almost ToastinaTunnelCalifornia.
Glad you made it home safe.
Highway to Hell.
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