Tocsin Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 :eek::eek::eek: http://www.kron4.com/global/Story.asp?s=6442231 Tanker Explosion Melts 250 Foot Section of I-580 <SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript1.1'>if (document.layers) {document.write('<SCR' + 'IPT language=JavaScript1.1 SRC=/Global/ad.asp?type=single&cls1=News&src1=loc&spct1=100&sz1=wnsz_20&callType=script />'); document.close();}</SCRIPT>coreAdsCreate('wnsz_20', 'loc', '100'); http://kron.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/pxl_trans.gif Updated April 29, 2007 at 8:10 a.m. OAKLAND (KRON) -- At least 250 feet of Interstate 580 has collapsed after a tanker truck caught on fire early Sunday morning in the maze area near the Bay Bridge approach. "Our initial investigation leads us to believe he was traveling at an unsafe speed," CHP officer Trent Cross told KRON 4's Jeff Pierce live on the KRON 4 Weekend Morning News. "He struck the guard rail and overturned. He was carrying approximately 8,600 gallons of gasoline and it caught fire. Due to the intensity of the heat it caused part of the freeway to melt and collapse." Cross says the driver of the truck walked to a nearby gas station, then caught a taxicab to Kaiser Oakland where he's being treated for second degree burns to the arms and face. There are no other reports of injuries. KRON 4's Stanley Roberts talked with one witness who initially thought the blast was a terror attack. Flames from the explosion lit the early morning sky for miles. The collapsed freeway is certain to cause major traffic problems leading into the Monday morning commute and could slow fans going to the Golden State Warriors playoff game at the Oakland Arena Sunday evening. "It's going to be closed for a while," Officer Cross said. "People are going to have to consider alternate routes and make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get to where you're going. The last thing you want to do is to get caught speeding in the morning along the way to work or you may consider the possibility of taking public transportation." BART officials say they are considering ways to make sure the system is at maximum capacity Monday since ridership is expected to soar with the freeway closure. (Copyright 2007, KRON 4, All rights reserved.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEBRAVO Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 I saw it on TV this morning. Unbelievable!!!! Melted. What does that say for a quality build. If you can afford College, you probably don't need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocsin Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 I saw it on TV this morning. Unbelievable!!!! Melted. What does that say for a quality build. well.. it was 8,600 gallons of gasoline that burned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEBRAVO Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 The picture I saw looked more like a collape not a burn, but I'm sure the heat weakned the support which caused the collapse If you can afford College, you probably don't need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myUsername Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 OMG, I just saw this on the news. They said 80,000 motorists drive thru the collapsed 580 and the 680 overpasses everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZinFreak Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I just drove by this on the way home from the Oakland airport and saw it first hand :eek::eek::eek::eek: A very large section buckled and collapsed, it looks like the Loma Prieta EQ all over again. Any one transiting the Easy Bay tomorrow, be prepared, traffic will s-s-s-uck big time. The 580 heading through Bezerkley towards Oakland was a parking lot, luckily the direction we were headed was clear sailing. -Zin 06 LGT LTD GRP 5MT 07 FXT LTD OBP 4EAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawl Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 lived in emeryville, used that to get to sushi house. RIP car for sale. PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 That was AWSOME!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadvw Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 This one was even worse than about 1.5 years ago when a similar thing happened on 580 just before Tracy. We got caught in that one - 3 hours to get from 580/I5 back to Fremont :-( HV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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