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NY Post
New York Post
5 May 2024


NextImg:I-95 in Norwalk reopens just in time for Monday commute after massive blaze torched overpass

Both sides of Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, reopened Sunday, just three days after a tanker truck slammed into two other vehicles and burst into flames, torching the highway and melting an overpass.

Now, the overpass has already been demolished and the highway repaved

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced the reopening in a Sunday morning post on X — in which he also commended local and state police, local fire departments and other state agencies for moving so quickly to close and fix the road following the catastrophic blaze.

Interstate 95 reopened Sunday after the massive tank truck accident and fire days prior. @GovNedLamont / X

“Everyone did their part,” Lamont wrote. “I am impressed and thankful for their dedication … It is truly remarkable to complete this work in less than 80 hours.”

The Thursday morning fire erupted at about 5:30 a.m. when a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed into a tractor-trailer and another car near the Fairfield Avenue overpass near Exit 15 in Norwalk.

The State Police have said a Chevy Camaro was getting on the highway’s southbound lane when it hit the tanker, which was driving in the right lane, according to NBC New York.

That pushed the fuel truck into the center lane, where it clipped a tractor-trailer, the outlet said.

Miraculously, no one was hurt. But the intense heat melted the overpass and compromised the causeway’s integrity, Lamont said that day.

Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto added, “The damage was pretty severe due to the amount of gasoline that was in the tanker ignited directly underneath the bridge structure. The steel did begin to overheat and warp.”

Video and photos of the crash showed a spectacular fireball.

This led officials to completely close that section of I-95, a major East Coast artery that links New York and New England.

flaming truck
The tanker truck caught on fire after crashing into two cars. Matthew McDermott

Environmental crews worked to clean up gasoline and firefighting foam, as the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the runoff was corralled in a retention pond and did not seep into the Norwalk River.

About 4,000 gallons of unburnt gas was offloaded from the tanker.

Meanwhile, crews removed concrete, steel and other debris from the road, NBC New York said.

Then they swept the road clean before milling, paving and re-striping it.