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Major US highway in Philadelphia reopens after deadly fire

A construction worker cuts rebar at the scene of a collapsed elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Matt Rourke/The Associated Press]

A stretch of a major US highway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has reopened after a deadly blaze caused it to collapse and snarl traffic along a key commercial route.

The incident on Interstate 95 occurred on June 11 when a tractor-trailer carrying petrol overturned on an offramp. The driver was killed, and the resulting fire caused an elevated portion of the highway to collapse.

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