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Well I guess we just burnt down Detroit.

BREAKING NEWS: Tanker Explosion Shuts Down I-75

POSTED: Wednesday, July 15, 2009UPDATED: 9:51 pm EDT July 15, 2009Michigan State Police have shut down I-75 in both directions at 9 Mile Road in Ferndale due to a tanker explosion and massive fire. Thick black smoke can be seen for miles away.The 9 Mile Road overpass bridge over southbound I-75 collapsed, and shortly thereafter the bridge over northbound I-75 also collapsed.The tanker is reported to have been carrying around 9,000 gallons of fuel. Utility companies have expressed concern over a natural gas pipeline that runs in the general area.Michigan State Police are asking everyone to avoid the area and are evacuating a nearby shopping center due to potentially toxic smoke.Traffic on northbound I-75 has been forced to exit at 8 Mile Road, and southbound traffic at I-696. Watch Local 4 News at 11 and Local 4 News Morning for complete detour information.Stay with Local 4 News for live coverage from the scene.

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I was 3 minutes late for driving OVER that bridge when the explosion occured. Saw most of the chaos. Crazy dayy.

wow. && fyi… that’s not detroit or ferndale. that’s def. hazel park.

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3. libbygoesrawr reblogged this from zoescholes and added:

   wow. && fyi… that’s not detroit or ferndale. that’s def. hazel park.

4. underagekatz reblogged this from chelseadub and added:

   conveniently happening only a few days/weeks after the 75 construction was completed - they’re probably going to have to...

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6. whatevs reblogged this from fuckyeahdetroit and added:

   Whoa. Hope everyone is okay. But I’m mainly glad this wasn’t the bridge at 11 Mile. Mainly b/c that Tim Horton’s is tha...

7. zoescholes reblogged this from fuckyeahdetroit and added:

   I was 3 minutes late for driving OVER that bridge when the explosion occured. Saw most of the chaos. Crazy dayy.

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9. heyyouyesyou reblogged this from fuckyeahdetroit and added:

   yeah, this is what’s happening close to my house. we’re all fucked up on gasoline fumes. lovely.

10. light-fantastic reblogged this from fuckyeahdetroit and added:

    it’s hard to watch the news tonight.

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13. chelseadub reblogged this from fuckyeahdetroit and added:

    Looks like I got out of there just in time

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    YIKES! Something similar happened (on a smaller scale) near Oakland, CA a year or so ago. The fire was so hot, the...

17. inothernews reblogged this from minou and added:

    There are at least two other vehicles in that photo. Sad.

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    Shit son. Thankfully I won’t be traveling on that side of 1-75 tomorrow…

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    Bay’s shots never look that, um, complete. Also, they’re always close-ups, so you don’t get the scale of this pic.

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30. mikeypizzle reblogged this from discodazzlerr and added:

    Are we sure Michael Bay wasn’t filming Transformers 3?

31. mcdavis reblogged this from discodazzlerr and added:

    Well I guess we just burnt down Detroit.

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