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3. Wow! That fire will be very hard to fight.

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 10:15 AM

Jul 2020

There's no access for fire equipment, and they won't have fireboats there. Yikes!

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BREAKING Tempe train fire: Bridge collapses after huge inferno engulfs carriages [View all] Celerity Jul 2020 OP

Holy shit! That looks huge. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2020 #1

K & R...for visibility... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #2

Wow! That fire will be very hard to fight. MineralMan Jul 2020 #3

Yup. I can see the smoke from my house. AZ8theist Jul 2020 #7

They seem to be using it now. ThoughtCriminal Jul 2020 #19

Gee... Miguelito Loveless Jul 2020 #13

No injuries known - Tempe Mayor marybourg Jul 2020 #4

The smoke is too thick sarisataka Jul 2020 #5

Tanker car fell off the track but not in the lake soothsayer Jul 2020 #9

could that be domestic terrorism? RT Atlanta Jul 2020 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author DBoon Jul 2020 #11

Railroads and their bridges are not public infrastructure. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #12

That bridge is privately-owned and Vogon_Glory Jul 2020 #17

here in Floriduh onethatcares Jul 2020 #18

I remember that bridge. It's been there forever. tinrobot Jul 2020 #14

Built in 1912 according to ChazII Jul 2020 #16

Five miles from my house. ChazII Jul 2020 #15

This is awful. So glad the crew got out OK. crickets Jul 2020 #20