BREAKING: Massive Fire in Hazel Park (A bridge over the I-75 in Hazel Park, Michigan has collapsed)

WXYZ.com ^ | July 15, 2009

[just me]

A bridge over the I-75 in Hazel Park, Michigan has collapsed following a massive explosion after a gas tanker overturned.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Probably headed for Minneapolis...

[Kickass Conservative]

If the truck was full of Obama Alternative Energy Magic Fuel this wouldn't have happened.

Kerry should be blaming Governor Palin pretty soon.

[UCANSEE2]

The 9/11 "Truther" nuts say that fuel can't burn hot enough to collapse concrete and steel. So that can't be what happened here.

I BEG YOUR PARDON!

[Rumplemeyer]

Something does not smell right, fuel tankers are all standard heights, less than 13’ and all interstate highway bridges are 14’ or more high, that is at least 12” of clearance.

[Royal Wulff]

That’s ridiculous. Fire can’t melt steel.

[Kieri]

Michigan’s roads are old — Woodward Ave. is “1,” they’re so old.

A lot of the bridges here are too low. I live in Jackson county where i-94 runs through and trucks hit Elm or Cooper a lot.

When my husband and I first married we lived in Ferndale on 11 Mile just west of I-75. If the accident is as terrible as it sounds it’s going to tie up traffic around Detroit so badly it should get emerency status to repair.

Lord have mercy. I wish my ISP was working better so I could stream the video.

[Lazamataz]

And in the very week that some nutzo blogger tried to frame this entire forum as racist. Way to go.

Islam is an intolerant 'religion' that worships a black rock, has a pedophile for a prophet, and who's many extremist members commit numerous acts of terrorism.

Just sayin'.

[cva66snipe]

I can’t understand how a tanker would hit an overpass. Most gasoline tankers are under 12 feet tall and all overpasses, unless marked otherwise, are supposed to be 13 ft 6 inches. Being in the United States Radical Islamic headquarters area, I would bet that some terrorist put bombs into the hose tubes on the truck and exploded by cell phone. (all sarcasm of course, but you never know).

It sounds like they were below the interstate and hit the interstate bridge above to me. Most gasoline tankers in the U.S. drive local. They would know if the interstate clearance was too low well in advance. Most interstate bridges are at 13'9" or above and yes a tanker is lower than a freight trailer. This is just my guess but it sounds like they were trying to take a short cut or were headed to a delivery point. It sounds like they were on a secondary road neither one knew. Not clearing an interstate bridge on the interstate with a tanker doesn't make sense period.

[UCANSEE2]

On the other hand, Islam is not a race.

Now that, gentlemen, is a classy comeback.

[Mark was here]

There were two Semi’s the tanker and a gravel truck behind it. There was a woman in a pickup who did not want to pass on the left. People were getting by in the right lane. Then something happened.

[fatima]

OH No,I am going to put it on.Prayers for all.

[metmom]

You should read the news reports at the links provided.

It sure sounds like a place islamists live.

Just sayin’...

[Choose Ye This Day]

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

[UCANSEE2]

Just Detroit’s verion of Urban Renewal. (?)

(I mean no disrespect to any involved in this or other catastrophes)

[metmom]

I sure hope no firefighters lost their lives when that happened.

[Doe Eyes]

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

What had you eaten? Please, more details.

[Fester Chugabrew]

I don’t think the accident was caused by a bridge clearance issue. I do think it was caused by a nut (or two) behind the wheel.

[DuncanWaring]

There’s some really big trucks in Michigan.

The standard “18-wheeler” has two axles in the back of the trailer. Some of these have seven axles. The trailers then are bigger too.

[UCANSEE2]

I can’t understand how a tanker would hit an overpass.

Early info is sketchy.

It appears that the tanker and a tractor-trailer rig collided, which caused the tanker to hit the 'supports' of the overpass, or side of the overpass.

[grey_whiskers]

Reminds me, somehow, of one of the Terminator movies.

How horrible for the driver and his families -- Hollywood tends to densensitize one to real suffering.