Transport and Infrastructure Disasters

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8,500 gallons of gasoline spilled at Philadelphia I-95 fire
A snippet from WaPo

Interstate 95 bridge collapses in Philadelphia after tanker fire

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring waterways after 8,500 gallons of gasoline spilled. Lanes are blocked in both directions and it’s unknown how long the closures will last.

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Philadelphia Emergency Management officials said a tanker caught fire. The U.S. Coast Guard said 8,500 gallons of spilled gasoline is leaking into drainage near the highway, which runs along the coast of the Delaware River.

“It hasn’t made its way to the water that much,” said Ensign Josh Ledoux, a spokesperson for the Delaware Bay sector of the Coast Guard. Crews are monitoring the situation and awaiting the arrival of an absorbent boom — a floating barrier that helps contain oil spills — from New Jersey.

Ledoux said the boom is stuck in traffic.

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https://wapo.st/45YlQtN

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3 dead, 14 hurt after Greyhound bus strikes semis in Illinois; NTSB investigating
Source: AP

By The Associated Press
Published 6:59 AM CDT, July 12, 2023

HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said.

The St. Louis-bound bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County around 1:55 a.m. when it crashed into the three semis, Illinois State Police said, citing an initial investigation.

Four people were taken to the hospital by helicopter and at least 10 others were taken by ambulance, state police said in a news release. Police did not immediately release details about those who were injured and killed.

No one in the three trucks was injured in the crash near the city of Highland about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of St. Louis, police said.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/greyhound-bu ... 3d806b2f67

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5 people, including a child, are dead after an explosion destroys 3 homes in Pennsylvania
Source: WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green Bay

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said Sunday.

Read more: https://www.wbay.com/2023/08/12/3-unacc ... 12-others/

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