A section of a major interstate in Connecticut was closed on Thursday after a tractor-trailer carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline caught fire.
No one was killed in the incident, but flames engulfed an overpass while snarling traffic and damaging the bridge.
News12 Connecticut reported the tanker caught fire around 5:30 a.m. ET on a section of Interstate 95 in the city of Norwalk.
The flames burned for an hour before firefighters were able to extinguish them.
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The truck was carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline, leading to a fiery scene that damaged another truck and a car.
Images of the inferno were shared on social media.
