Natural gas truck fire causes highway closure, Lafourche Parish LA


A natural gas truck caught fire on Highway 90 West between mile markers 186 and 187. The rear axle of the trailer is burning. Authorities closed the area for safety and requested more emergency units to respond.
Audio|Source: Lafourche/Ambulance/Fire/Troop C
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Highway 90 West between the 186 and the 187.
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You know.
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C-24. C-24.
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I'm known.
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Working 18 wheel of fire carrying natural gas.
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Okay.
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So, recommended standoff distance for LPG fire on a tank or is half a mile just so you're aware.
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Yeah, Terribone's already got a shut down, so we'll see what I got when I got there.
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The rear axle of the trailer is on fire,
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and they're asking for more units.
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US-90, United States
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