re: Tanker truck crashes in Arkansas

Posted by toosleaux

Stuck in Baton Rouge traffic

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:38 am to chRxis

So apparently the driver survived the crash, called 911 and they started evacuating. About 25 minutes after the crash, the truck exploded. I’m assuming the driver had returned to the truck and then got evaporated by the blast. I’m basing this off of the comments under the Facebook post.

Posted by WhuckFistle

Member since Jul 2015

3428 posts

Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:39 am to brass2mouth

I believe the 911 call came in at 640am and around 7:00-7:05 is when the explosion happened.

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Posted by junkfunky

Member since Jan 2011

36654 posts

Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:45 am to TheCaterpillar

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Holy shite. Hopefully no one else was hurt. That school bus is like 50 yards away

I think they cleared most of the vehicles before it went boom.

Posted by TheCaterpillar

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:46 am to WhuckFistle

Do drivers that are carrying stuff like ammonium nitrate get paid more than say, a driver carrying a tank full of chocolate?

I assume so.

Posted by J Murdah

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:46 am to WhuckFistle

Finally someone takes a semi-truck accident off Baton Rouge's hands. Gift basket incoming.

Posted by TheCaterpillar

Member since Jan 2004

76774 posts

Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:47 am to J Murdah

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Finally someone takes a semi-truck accident off Baton Rouge's hands. Gift basket incoming.

Imagine if this happened on the bridge?

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Posted by MorbidTheClown

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:47 am to WhuckFistle

where da truck at?

Posted by Tigeralum2008

Yankees Fan

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:48 am to TheCaterpillar

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Imagine if this happened on the bridge?

I almost wish it would

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Posted by TheCaterpillar

Member since Jan 2004

76774 posts

Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:49 am to Tigeralum2008

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I almost wish it would

Yeah, force the state's hand.

I'm assuming this could actually collapse portions of the bridge?

Posted by 777Tiger

Member since Mar 2011

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:50 am to Tigeralum2008

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I almost wish it would

that you McVeigh Jr.?

Posted by fr33manator

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:51 am to TheCaterpillar

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Imagine if this happened on the bridge?

I’ve often said that someone could bring the whole southeastern corridor of I-10 to a screeching halt with 1 explosion where the interstate narrows to 1 lane.

Just like that it’s virually shut down

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Posted by MLCLyons

Member since Nov 2012

4790 posts

Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:54 am to Isabelle81

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Looks like the truck was in the woods.

That's just debris covering the road. If you look at the bottom of the picture you can see the yellow lane markers.

Posted by mofungoo

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:55 am to WhuckFistle

Blew the bark and pine needles off the trees

Posted by ZappBrannigan

Member since Jun 2015

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 10:56 am to fr33manator

Perry Bible Fellowship.

Posted by slackster

Houston

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:00 am to Cump11b

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Soon after the fire started, officials began evacuating houses in a one mile radius, then the explosion happened. That's when chaos broke out and people nearby reportedly began running in every direction and two police cruisers were destroyed

Ahh, so it was burning before it ultimately blew up.

They probably can't find the driver because he started running the moment he crashed. Dude is probably 5 miles deep into the woods by now.