A truck driver has died and others are injured after a fuel tanker crash sparked a fire on a major Connecticut bridge Friday, officials say.
GROTON, Conn. — A crash involving a fuel truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze. Officials said the truck driver died and other people were injured.
Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick said flaming debris fell from the bridge and caused brush fires below, but no one on the ground there was injured. He also said no buildings caught on fire, conflicting with early reports by state police. Kafi Rouse, a spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation, said engineers were waiting for an all-clear from emergency crews to begin inspecting damage to the bridge.The Gold Star Memorial Bridge, Connecticut’s largest passenger and truck bridge at 6,000 feet in length, has been undergoing a major overhaul. In January, U.S.
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