I signed off FR last night before this occurred so it’s all news to me as of an hour or so ago. It must have been a terrible fright last night, and surely traffic will be badly snagged today. News radio is updating listeners as to alternative routes. I found this excerpt at Fox News, don’t know how current:
***Although the tunnel is designed to carry truck traffic through a mountain pass area, Hurd said passenger cars may also use it, raising concerns that some may be trapped inside.
“We’re going to have to do a very methodical search,” Deputy Chief John Tripp told KABC-TV said. “There could be unfortunately more people that were not able to escape.”
Authorities said eight had minor injuries and two had moderate injuries, ranging from moderate burns to neck and back injuries. All 10 injured were taken to local hospitals.
The intense heat caused concrete to crack and melt, sending chucks falling onto the road below throughout the night. Firefighters worried that the damage could cause parts of the tunnel to collapse.***
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301556,00.html
Thank you, FReepers, for always being more on top of these stories than LSM.
Global2010, that’s my ticket too...:)
I know many cringe at the thought of CNN.
However they do a good visual and update on breaking and they were asking good ????? this morning when interviewing the Capt. Firefighter.
Gosh the pics of the traffic that was on that freeway over the tunnel was astonishing.
Lotsa midnight commuters.