Crime & Safety
North Texas Has Been Preparing For Truck Crashes Involving Hazardous Material For Decades
Every day, thousands of 18-wheelers loaded with hazardous material drive through Dallas-Fort Worth—most without incident.
August 3, 2023
PLANO (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Every day, thousands of 18-wheelers loaded with hazardous material drive through Dallas-Fort Worth—most without incident.
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But when one is involved in a crash, the impact is often great.
Around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, a tanker truck carrying unleaded fuel lost control, flipped, and caught on fire on U.S. Highway 75 in Plano. Emergency responders elected to let the fuel fire burn rather than to risk contaminating the local sewer system by dousing it with water.
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As a result, all northbound lanes of the busy highway were closed for more than seven hours.
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