Daily News | I-95 bridge collapse: What we know and don’t know
A collapsed bridge on the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 left the highway closed in both directions through much of Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday, likely disrupting the busy transportation corridor through the summer and beyond.
Also unclear was how well commuters will cope on Monday. State and local officials said they had devised a temporary plan with detours and additional SEPTA service for the next 48 hours, but that likely it would revised later.Here’s what we know so far:A tanker truck caught fire at around 6:30 a.m. on the Cottman Avenue exit ramp from I-95 north, causing a bridge on the northbound highway to collapse.Early in the day, U.S. Coast Guard officials said the 8,500-gallon tank carried gasoline.
The metal loses about 20% of its strength at 750 degrees, and about half of its strength at 1,000 degrees, he said. Those temperatures are easily achieved with a tanker fire like the one that occurred Sunday morning, he said.No confirmed injuries have been reported, but Shapiro said authorities were “still working to identify any individual or individuals who may have been caught in the fire.”
While the fire was burning, fumes likely were hazardous to those nearby. At the news conference, Kenney said the job of first responders at the scene was “dangerous.”