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Huge Explosion Shuts Down I-69 and I-465!

Started by Exterminator, October 22, 2009, 12:09:48 PM

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Exterminator

October 22, 2009, 12:09:48 PM
Details are still coming in but here's what I understand so far:

On the I-69 S to I-465 S ramp, where it passes under I-465, a propane tanker has exploded directly under the bridge sending flames as high as 200-300 feet in the air.  Both highways are currently shut down and it is unknown whether there is structural damage to the bridge yet.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Exterminator

#1
October 22, 2009, 12:24:50 PM
I haven't been able to verify it yet but I just heard that I-465 is shut down from 56th St. on the east side to Meridian St. on the north side.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

pariann

#2
October 22, 2009, 12:32:07 PM
it's true. I've been watching it since it came on as breaking news.   It's not directly under the bridges, but close enough.   

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=11364982
Looks like I've come full circle.

Palehorse

#3
October 22, 2009, 12:48:54 PM
The truck struck the bridge supports and exploded. The bridge was totally engulfed in flames that indeed rose up to 250 - 300 feet into the air. The fuel tanks on the tractor subsequently exploded as well. INDOT engineers currently on scene to access the structural damage, if any, to the bridge. Should it be necessary to close it down, life will be hell on earth for a lot of people until it is fixed.

Amazingly, no one was killed and they are reporting 5 injuries, one of them the truck driver who was rescued by two gentlemen who dragged him out through the broken windshield while the tractor was burning. (On camera interviews with both at WTHR). Apparently the tanker came loose from the tractor at some point, which is why you see it out from underneath the bridges. . .

My wife said she was outside smoking and saw this huge tower of flames and felt the explosion. She said the flame went higher than the adjacent cell tower, which it engulfed and burned as well. She said it just mushroomed and the explosion shook the ground to the point that it set off car alarms. She was quickly joined outside by a huge crowd of colleagues and they spent more than a few anxious moments wondering what the hell had happened. . . :spooked:



I-69 southbound is closed at exit 22 (State Road 67-Madison County). Traffic will be diverted southbound on S.R. 67 to S.R. 9 to I-70. All southbound I-69 entrance ramps south of that location are closed.

Here's a picture of it that someone snapped

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pariann

#4
October 22, 2009, 12:59:31 PM
I just heard that.  It's going to get busy on 9 to 70.  I guess I should call my daughter and tell her to keep the kids in the house since traffic will be heavier than normal.  She lives right on 9 near Warrington/Wilkinson.
Looks like I've come full circle.

Palehorse

#5
October 22, 2009, 01:00:44 PM
Quote from: pariann on October 22, 2009, 12:59:31 PM
I just heard that.  It's going to get busy on 9 to 70.  I guess I should call my daughter and tell her to keep the kids in the house since traffic will be heavier than normal.  She lives right on 9 near Warrington/Wilkinson.

I have some very good friends that live right across the street from the park in Wilkinson!  :smile:
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To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Palehorse

#6
October 22, 2009, 01:11:34 PM
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State Police Sgt. Anthony Emery said a pillar holding up the east side of the overpass was "blown out" and knocked on its side. Also, two steel girders on the west side of that overpass also sustained damage.

"We're not talking hours, we're talking weeks" for repairs, Emery said.

That is dreaded news for any commuters with destinations on the Northeastside, Fishers, Noblesville and points north toward Anderson and Muncie.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20091022/NEWS/91022016/Crews+fight+tanker+fire+at+I-69++I-465

Looks like that is going to be a long term situation now!  :spooked: :spooked: :spooked:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Exterminator

#7
October 22, 2009, 01:13:07 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on October 22, 2009, 12:48:54 PM
Here's a picture of it that someone snapped


It'd be hard to believe that there isn't any dmage to that bridge.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Palehorse

#8
October 22, 2009, 01:15:32 PM
There is. . . it is going to be closed for weeks to come!  :yes:  :spooked:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

pariann

#9
October 22, 2009, 01:21:46 PM
How great is it for me that I don't have any reason to go to Indy?  I feel for all those that are going to be inconvenienced.
Looks like I've come full circle.

Exterminator

#10
October 22, 2009, 01:26:25 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on October 22, 2009, 01:15:32 PM
There is. . . it is going to be closed for weeks to come!  :yes:  :spooked:

I think that's probably an agressive estimate as well.  Do you remember the tanker truck that burned on the I-74 bridge east of Bloomington, IL a couple of years ago?  The accident happened on July 7, 2007 and it was July 26th before they were able to re-route one westbound lane over the eastbound side of the bridge.  The westbound bridge wasn't open again until December 1st!
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Palehorse

#11
October 22, 2009, 01:27:08 PM
Not sure exactly which ramps will be closed down, but at minimum I'd say SB69 to SB465 is toasted. It may also be NB465 toNB69 as well, which means that 82nd street will be 10 times worse than it is at Christmas time!  :mad: :icon_evil: :spooked:

IF you travel that way and have to take NB/SB 465/69 ramps you're in for a few Maalox months!  :rant:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Palehorse

#12
October 22, 2009, 01:29:01 PM
Quote from: Exterminator on October 22, 2009, 01:26:25 PM
I think that's probably an agressive estimate as well.  Do you remember the tanker truck that burned on the I-74 bridge east of Bloomington, IL a couple of years ago?  The accident happened on July 7, 2007 and it was July 26th before they were able to re-route one westbound lane over the eastbound side of the bridge.  The westbound bridge wasn't open again until December 1st!

Yup!  :yes: I'm betting it won't be until well after the holidays, early next year at best. Going to Castleton Square Mall is going to really suck this year!  :spooked: :spooked: :spooked:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

followsthewolf

#13
October 22, 2009, 01:36:57 PM
Hmmmmm...........Uh, "driver error"?
Ignorance and fanaticism are ravenous. They require constant feeding.

Palehorse

#14
October 22, 2009, 01:40:20 PM
Has not made CNN yet. Guess if the driver and a couple of adjacent cars had been turned into crispy critters it'd be "breaking news" with them!  :rolleyes:

One the busiest exchanges in the state, if not the busiest. I am surprised it hasn't happened before this!

Quote from: followsthewolf on October 22, 2009, 01:36:57 PM
Hmmmmm...........Uh, "driver error"?

Probably, but there has been a lot of construction within that interchange over the summer. I heard an initial report from the Fire Marshall wherein he stated, ". . .the truck struck debris from construction and that debris insulted the tanker, touching off the explosion. . ."
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville
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