Two people were injured when an 18-wheeler carrying approximately 8,800 gallons of unleaded fuel caught fire on the North Freeway in Houston. The incident occurred on Saturday night, and the Houston Fire Department responded to the scene. Raw video of the fire has been released. The fire led to the closure of the North Freeway, which remains shut down as of Sunday morning. The Texas Department of Public Transportation has indicated that it will take several more hours to clean and repair the affected area at Tidwell. The tanker caught fire following a crash on I-45, causing significant disruption to traffic.
UPDATE: The Texas Department of Public Transportation says it will take crews several more hours to clean and repair the North Freeway SB at Tidwell after a fiery big-rig crash this morning. https://t.co/vOSwuRLG9E
Gas tanker catches fire on I-45 after crash, lanes still closed Sunday https://t.co/9TiafAvQFw
Raw video: 18-wheeler carrying around 8,800 gallons of fuel catches fire on North Freeway in Houston https://t.co/UINb5xFYhf
Two people were injured and the North Freeway headed remains shut down after an 18-wheeler carrying 8,800 gallons of unleaded fuel caught fire Saturday night, according to the Houston Fire Department. https://t.co/eySD2ErLjx
Raw video: 18-wheeler carrying around 8,800 gallons of fuel catches fire on North Freeway, HFD says | Freeway to be closed for hours https://t.co/eVhEzNEIux
Two people were injured last night when an 18-wheeler carrying thousands of gallons of unleaded fuel caught fire on the North Freeway, the Houston Fire Department says. https://t.co/vOSwuRLG9E