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TexasTowelie

(111,312 posts)
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 01:23 PM Jan 2015

Arlington 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/

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Arlington firefighters evacuating homes near propane tanker fire on Interstate 20 (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2015 OP
Sad to see something so dangerous... jen1980 Jan 2015 #1
I can't really complain about any type of gas tanker being on the road TexasTowelie Jan 2015 #2
Propane tankers are actually pretty common. kentauros Jan 2015 #3
 

jen1980

(77 posts)
1. Sad to see something so dangerous...
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 01:44 PM
Jan 2015

is allowed on our roads. Someone needs to be held responsible for that.

TexasTowelie

(111,312 posts)
2. I can't really complain about any type of gas tanker being on the road
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 01:56 PM
Jan 2015

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)
3. Propane tankers are actually pretty common.
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 04:00 PM
Jan 2015

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.

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