A tractor-trailer loaded with thousands of gallons of gasoline exploded into a fiery inferno Thursday morning in Connecticut.

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The blaze — which shut down both sides of the major East Coast artery — erupted when the truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gas slammed into another tractor trailer and a car at about 5:30 a.m., according to News 8 Connecticut.

Gov. Ned Lamont said no one was seriously hurt. 

But officials urged drivers to look for other routes.

Local Hazmat teams and other authorities flocked to the site to clean up the hazardous material, the station said.

A tractor-trailer loaded with thousands of gallons of gasoline exploded into a fiery inferno Thursday morning in Connecticut. The raging fire seen from the highway in Connecticut. The blaze —…{ai:summary}<p>Explosion of gas-filled tractor-trailer shuts down highway in Connecticut. No serious injuries reported. Hazmat teams on site. #society</p>

Tractor-trailer carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline explodes into fiery inferno on Connecticut highway

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