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I5 Big Rig Collision - Tunnel Explosions

Posted by Karoli in News October 13th, 2007

UPDATE #2: CNN has video. Also, according to the CHP updates, a second person is confirmed dead, and three vehicles broke through the closure of the northbound 5 to northbound 14. Bad idea, folks. Let’s hope they’re not trying to play citizen journalist. That’s a dangerous area right now.

11:28 AM PDT

UPDATE: LA Times Report:

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.

“The tunnel may be structurally compromised, so we’re fighting the fire from outside right now,” Tripp said.

Also, the CHP Traffic page says the fire is still burning.

I picked this up on Twitter about an hour ago and after giving up on any media outlet getting something out there, decided to post it here:

At least 5 big rigs are on fire in the tunnel on I5 that crosses Highway14 at Calgrove. This is the truck route, where all semis are split from regular traffic going up (or down) the Grapevine. According to the KFWB (980 AM) Stream
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Technorati Tags: accident, interstate 5, big rig, semi truck, fire, bridge collapse, Newhall, California

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this sucks 1 year ago 1 point
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this is south of the grape vine, but still a major route used between la and the north. i sat in traffic this morning. it took three hours to go about eight miles.

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karoli 1 year ago 1 point
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Oh, so sorry to hear it! I was looking for something that would tell me whether or not the bridge had been compromised. Even though it's south of the grapevine, it's the truck route that gets them there. It's going to be ugly if that section is closed for any length of time.

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http://drumsnwhistles.com

hate california traffic 1 year ago 1 point
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traffic is really bad -- between the rain and the traffic from this and other accidents it's backed up all over the place. Californians need to learn to drive better when it's wet.

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http://drummr.com

anonymous 1 year ago 1 point
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horrible

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