Indianapolis, IN
Tanker fire shuts down State Road 37 on Indy’s south side
The tanker is obstructing all lanes between Wicker and Cease 11 roads.
INDIANAPOLIS — A tanker fireplace bottled up traffic on State Street 37 on the south aspect of Indianapolis Friday morning.
The tanker hit the barrier on the southbound aspect of the development zone between Wicker and Cease 11 roads, and caught fireplace shortly earlier than 6:30 a.m.
Based on State Police, preliminary info is {that a} entrance tire on the semi blew, inflicting the semi to hit a guardrail. The gasoline tank ruptured, beginning the hearth. The motive force was capable of get out of the semi earlier than it turned engulfed.
The tanker had been carrying liquid asphalt, in line with police, however was empty.
Each instructions of visitors are shut down.
Fireplace departments from surrounding areas responded with water tankers to assist extinguish the hearth.
State Police stated no person was injured within the crash.
Visitors is ready to exit State Street 37 at Southport and Fairview roads, then use Bluff Street to journey north and south to keep away from the hearth scene.
All visitors in each instructions is at the moment funneled onto the southbound aspect of State Street 37 as a result of the conventional northbound aspect is beneath building as a part of the Interstate 69 extension mission.
The clean-up course of is predicted to final a number of hours.
