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Related: About this forumArlington firefighters evacuating homes near propane tanker fire on Interstate 20
Updated at 9:40 a.m.: Arlington firefighters are evacuating residents north and south of Interstate 20 near a big rig fire.
There is concern that the propane tank on the truck could explode. Crews are monitoring the fire while it burns out.
Updated post at 9:13 a.m.: Both westbound and eastbound lanes are closed on Interstate 20 near Green Oaks Boulevard. A wrecked propane truck is still on fire.
Original post at 7:21 a.m.: Interstate 20 in Arlington is closed after an 18-wheeler caught fire early Friday.
Read more: http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/westbound-lanes-on-interstate-20-in-arlington-closed-due-to-big-rig-fire.html/
jen1980
(77 posts)is allowed on our roads. Someone needs to be held responsible for that.
TexasTowelie
(111,312 posts)and the good news is that I-20 is actually the hazardous cargo route going east/west through Dallas/Fort Worth.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)I don't know who you "could hold responsible for that" because it's a fuel used all over, especially for cooking purposes. Every gas grill out there with a tank under it is a propane tank. They have to be refilled somehow, usually by a propane tanker refilling a smaller propane tank at a refilling location. People that live in the country often have small- to medium-sized propane tanks on their property for their gas ranges because getting a natural gas line to their home is too expensive. And again, they have to be refilled by tankers.
That accidents like this one are so rare is a testament to how safely they normally run their operations. Hopefully we'll see what caused the accident, and I would bet it to be a combination of road conditions (it's raining) and either operator error, or stupid drivers in front of it.