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A fire caused part of a busy US highway overpass to collapse in Philadelphia early Sunday, authorities said, as reports attributed the accident to an oil tanker that burst into flames under the bridge.
A tanker fire beneath the overpass melted the supports for the busy highway.
A section of northbound I-95 in Philadelphia has collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire underneath the highway.
A fire caused part of a busy US highway overpass to collapse in Philadelphia early Sunday, authorities said, as reports attributed the accident to an oil tanker that burst into flames under the bridge.
I-95 is a main arterial roadway in the U.S. that goes north and south along the east coast. On average, 125,000 vehicles use the highway a day to go through the Philadelphia area, according to federal transportation records.