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A tanker truck carrying around 8,500 gallons of gasoline slammed into a tractor-trailer and burst into flames on Interstate 95 in Connecticut early Thursday morning, shutting down both sides of the highway.
Regarding potential air quality impacts resulting from today's fire on I-95, DEEP Staff conducted air monitoring at the scene and no impacts to air quality were detected.“Everyone should continue avoiding the area,” said Gov. Ned Lamont on X. “Both the northbound and southbound lanes near Exit 15 will remain closed for an extended period.”We will hold another news briefing today at 5:00PM to discuss all of the latest updates regarding the situation on I-95 in Norwalk.
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