HPD said all inbound lanes will be closed until further notice as crews work to clean up the gas spills caused by a car that officials believe crashed into the fuel tanker late Saturday.
HPD said all lanes will be closed until 10 a.m. as crews work to clean up the spill caused by a car believe to have crashed into the fuel tanker.According to the Houston Police Department , I-45 North Freeway near Tidwell will not be open for a few more hours after a tanker truck fire shut down all lanes overnight Sunday.
Houston firefighters took about two hours to extinguish the fire. HPD said the southbound lanes will be closed until at least 10 a.m. Sunday for clean-up and road repairs. A preliminary investigation led to officials believing that a speeding car clipped the back end of the 18-wheeler on the entrance ramp, causing it to fishtail and crash before catching fire around 9:50 p.m.The driver of the truck was able to escape from the 18-wheeler by climbing out of the windshield and exclaimed that the vehicle could explode because it was carrying gasoline.
HPD said that officials would have to wait for all the foam to soak up the gas spills and for the Texas Department of Transportation to repair the road due to fire damage to the concrete before they could open the road again.Check Houston traffic map for current road conditions and drive times
18-Wheeler Fire Crash I-45 North Freeway Tidwell Southbound Lanes Houston Police Department Houston Fire Department Harris County Constable Pct. 1 14902783
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