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Demolition begins on I-95 bridge after massive tanker fire, sparking traffic nightmare
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1:05Now PlayingCrews on Friday started demolishing the Connecticut bridge that was severely damaged when a gas-filled tanker truck crashed on Interstate 95 — causing “horrendous” delays and even closing schools.
Workers arrived at the Fairfield Avenue overpass around 3 a.m. Friday, a day after the fiery crash — with a 13-mile backup reported on the southbound side of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield, and serious delays also reported northbound and on surrounding routes.
The crash happened when the tanker collided with another commerical vehicle and then a passenger car. Norwalk Mayor Harry W. Rilling said: “We are very grateful that nobody was seriously injured,” and praised state and local workers for their swift effrorts to quell the fire, according to the Hartford Courant.
The damaged section of I-95 is not expected to reopen until Monday at the earliest following the shocking Thursday morning crash, in which a tanker truck packed with 8,500 gallons of gas slammed into a tractor-trailer and a car before bursting into a fireball.
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