トラックが事故に巻き込まれ積み荷の花火が爆発・炎上

2015年1月10日21:30

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アメリカ・ミシガン州の高速道路で、大規模な玉突き事故が発生。トラックに積まれていた大量の花火が爆発し、1人が死亡しました。

アメリカ中西部ミシガン州の高速道路で9日、玉突き事故が発生し、およそ20トン相当の花火を積んでいたトラックも巻き込まれ、引火した花火が一斉に爆発し、炎上しました。この事故で1人が死亡、少なくとも20人が負傷したということです。

地元メディアによりますと、事故に巻き込まれたおよそ120台の自動車のうち、花火を積んでいたトラック以外にも危険物を積んだトラックが炎上していたことから、半径1マイル以内に住む住民には、避難勧告が発令されたいうことです。

参照元 : TBSニュース


Video taken by a news photographer at the site of a deadly 90-vehicle pileup on a snow-covered interstate highway in Michigan Friday captured a fireworks truck exploding as a result of the crash.Smoke and fire could be seen coming from the burning truck for nearly a minute.

People living within a 1-mile radius of the crash on Interstate 94 in Kalamazoo County were asked to take shelter as a precaution because another semi-truck carrying hazardous material was also involved in the wreck, according to WXMI.

The crash occurred near the town of Climax, the Grand Rapids-based television station reported.

The county sheriff told a reporter for the station that the portion of the interstate where the crash occurred was in a “wind tunnel.” At least 50 to 60 semi-trucks were involved in the pileup, the sheriff told another WXMI reporter.

Emergency crews on the scene confirmed that at least one person was killed in the crash, which forced the snowy highway to close in both directions.

The forecast for the area of the crash showed blowing snow and a high of 9 degrees, with wind chill as low as -10 degrees, according to the National Weather Service, which warned that travel was hazardous in Michigan.

Fireworks Truck Explodes in 90-Vehicle Crash