A portion of I-95 collapsed near Philadelphia Sunday after a vehicle fire burned under an overpass.
Derek Bowmer of the Philadelphia Fire Department said emergency crews responded shortly before 6:30 a.m. to an accident report found heavy fire from a vehicle or vehicles.
The City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management said all lanes of I-95 closed in both directions between Woodhaven and Aramingo exits due to the fire and road collapse. Bowmer said the northbound lanes were gone and the southbound lanes were "compromised" due to heat from the fire. He also said runoff from the fire or perhaps compromised gas lines were causing explosions underground.
Officials said they were also concerned about the environmental impacts of runoff into the nearby Delaware River. Today's going to be a long day. And obviously, with 95 northbound gone and southbound questionable, it's going to be even longer than that," said Dominick Mireles, director of Philadelphia's Office of Emergency Management.
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