anyone hear anything on the news about this?

taken from top of jordan hall

4/27/2009 11:03:50 AM

more like sharon harris

4/27/2009 11:04:53 AM

Its just that mist that turns people inside out.

4/27/2009 11:06:42 AM

might be on the beltline... looks like it's in front of my house... there've been a LOT of firetrucks coming by

[Edited on April 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM. Reason : never mind... whatever it is that's on fire on the highway isn't producing that much smoke]

4/27/2009 11:10:57 AM

TERRORISTS!

4/27/2009 11:15:22 AM

thats the college inn right?

4/27/2009 11:16:08 AM

my bad

4/27/2009 11:17:10 AM

i went out to look on western

but it must be behind my tree level

4/27/2009 11:23:18 AM

From WRAL:

Quote :

"Breaking News: Firefighters are battling a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 40 west near Gorman Street."

4/27/2009 11:29:06 AM

ok, so now i know what's up. about an hour ago, i heard a really loud crash outside. my house is one of those townhouses nearby gorman street, that looks out on to 440. there are news choppers and shit out here now.

there have been other crashes out here before, but a tractor trailer fire is a new one. i hope the driver is ok.

[Edited on April 27, 2009 at 11:37 AM. Reason : also, the fire is out now]

4/27/2009 11:36:50 AM

its obviously the swine flu at work

4/27/2009 11:41:43 AM

^^doubtfull

^more than likely

4/27/2009 11:43:30 AM

Now would be a good time to avoid Tryon Rd. This thing is a parking lot.

4/27/2009 11:47:44 AM

Got some pics from Lake Dam. Uploading them in a minute.

4/27/2009 12:17:21 PM

Quote :

"Tractor-trailer fire claims life, closes I-40 westbound A tractor-trailer was fully engulfed in flames Monday on I-40 at Gorman Street. Posted: 52 minutes ago Updated: 7 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. — Traffic backed up on Interstate 40 westbound Monday as firefighters worked to control a tractor-trailer fire near Gorman Street. All westbound lanes were closed at milemarker 296 while emergency personnel dealt with the blaze. The truck driver, who was trapped in the cab, died in the fire, Raleigh police spokesman Jim Sughrue said. The state Department of Transportation advised motorists to avoid the area, and predicted the lanes would remain closed into the afternoon. Thick black smoke billowed from the fire and could be seen for miles around."

http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/5031076/

4/27/2009 12:22:32 PM

4/27/2009 12:47:30 PM

gorman was (is?) backed up with detoured traffic

4/27/2009 1:19:15 PM

[Edited on April 27, 2009 at 1:22 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2009 1:21:26 PM

the steam at shearon harris is always white. it's not smoke. ffr

4/27/2009 1:23:35 PM

Wonder what was in the trailer that caught fire like that.

4/27/2009 1:25:22 PM

Just heard, they are getting ready to reopen 40.

4/27/2009 1:49:57 PM

Quote :

"the steam at shearon harris is always white. it's not smoke. ffr"

yeah iknow but the pic make it look like black smoke coming out of a nuclear stack. ijust wanted people to panic

4/27/2009 1:51:53 PM

The position is all wrong anyway. Its more to the right in that shot were the SH plume normally is.

4/27/2009 1:54:20 PM

Quote :

"Now would be a good time to avoid Tryon Rd. This thing is a parking lot."

I was wondering why Tryon was all hosed earlier today.

4/27/2009 2:58:31 PM

cody and i passed that shit right after it happened....

it was chilling

4/27/2009 3:01:34 PM

without reading the thread that looks like its at like gorman crossings area

4/27/2009 3:03:42 PM

Quote :

"Got some pics from Lake Dam. Uploading them in a minute."

You must have been one of the people on the bridge when I drove by. Lots of people were stopped.

4/27/2009 3:04:11 PM

Look like he had jack-knifed and everything went up in flames. Drove by around 1:30 or so and everything was blocked off. Good thing it wasn't a tanker!

4/27/2009 5:54:16 PM

I drove past it on the way home from the airport around 330, and they were just getting the cab loaded onto a trailer.

And of course, 40 was at a standstill in the opposite direction drive, not gawk, assholes.

4/27/2009 5:58:20 PM

^sounds like you were gawking too to be so well informed as to what the emergency crews were doing.

4/27/2009 6:01:09 PM

When I'm sitting still, I can't exactly drive

[Edited on April 27, 2009 at 6:04 PM. Reason : and more importantly, when everyone else is sitting still ]

4/27/2009 6:04:17 PM