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Joe Hernandez

A section of I-95 in Philadelphia has collapsed after a tanker truck fire

Firefighters work near a section of I-95 in Philadelphia that collapsed Sunday following a vehicle fire. (Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management)

A section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapsed Sunday morning following a large tanker truck fire under the highway, city officials said.

The sudden cave-in of the busy stretch of roadway created an immediate traffic nightmare for the roughly 160,000 vehicles that pass through each day.

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