{"id":2132556,"date":"2023-12-23T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T22:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-wheeler-carrying-gasoline-hits-railroad-bridge-causing-explosion-as-train-passes-overhead\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T22:44:04","slug":"18-wheeler-carrying-gasoline-hits-railroad-bridge-causing-explosion-as-train-passes-overhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-wheeler-carrying-gasoline-hits-railroad-bridge-causing-explosion-as-train-passes-overhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Gasoline-filled 18-wheeler hits bridge, causing explosion as train passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F18-wheeler-carrying-gasoline-hits-railroad-bridge-causing-explosion-as-train-passes-overhead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2132556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A firefighter works the scene after a \u2063tractor trailer truck struck a railroad\u200c bridge and burst \u200cinto flames in Glenville, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Authorities believed the truck contained gas containers. (Peter R. Barber\/The Daily Gazette via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>2:36 PM \u2013 Saturday, December 23, \u200d2023<\/h2>\n<p>An 18-wheeler truck filled with\u200b gasoline crashed\u200b and exploded into a\u2063 railroad bridge in upstate\u200c New\u200b York. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>When a freight train \u200dwas passing on\u200c the tracks above on \u200dThursday night, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-2k-migrants-apprehended-in-two-days-in-single-texas-border-sector\/\" title=\"Nearly 2K Migrants Apprehended in Two Days in Single Texas Border Sector\">tractor-trailer loaded<\/a> with \u200dwhat authorities believe to be gas containers crashed into the bottom of an overhead \u2062railroad bridge and exploded.<\/p>\n<p>The crash happened at around\u200d 6:30 p.m. when the truck hit the bridge in Glenville, seriously injuring the driver and knocking out power\u200d for home and businesses around the site. <\/p>\n<p>According to news photos \u2062and video captured on the scene, flames \u2062shot skyward from the wrecked truck, which was wedged \u2064beneath the bridge and on the verge of falling over. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Propane Truck Crashes into Railroad Bridge\u2063 Triggering a Massive\u200b Explosion\u2070\u2070\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Glenville?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Glenville<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Newyork?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Newyork<\/a> \u2070\u2070Numerous emergency crews are at the scene in Glenville, \u2063New York, after an 18-wheel tractor-trailer carrying\u2063 propane crashed into a railroad \u200dbridge,\u2063 triggering a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u8eX7FFARS\">pic.twitter.com\/u8eX7FFARS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R A W S A L \u2064E R T \u2064S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1738055065234035007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December \u200d22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Authorities stated that\u200d the truck\u200d was transporting compressed natural gas\u2064 containers. <\/p>\n<p>The train did not \u2064stop, and no significant damage was reported.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Koetzle, the Glenville town \u200bsupervisor, spoke to \u2062the press \u200bstaging \u2062that their first thought \u2064was \u201cgod forbid if there is a \u2064fatality here.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is something\u200d we feared for years. This is obviously the most significant hit we\u2019ve \u200bhad to our bridges,\u201d Koetzle said. \u2062\u201cIt should invoke more\u2064 discussion on\u200d this \u200babsolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Friday, workers were still making an effort to\u200b get the \u2062truck out from under\u2062 the bridge. According \u2062to officials, engineers were supposed to examine it afterward to assess the damage.<\/p>\n<p>A Texas man in his 60s was identified as the driver who was taken to Westchester Medical Center \u200dto receive treatment for third-degree burns.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox \u200bfor free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u200c\t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith\u2019s expedition request while Joe Biden tries to get \u2062his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gingrich-says-democrats-are-desperate-over-biden-2024-campaign-clearly-beyond-his-due-date\/\" title=\"Gingrich says Democrats are 'desperate' over Biden 2024 campaign: 'Clearly beyond his due date'\">poll numbers high<\/a> with marijuana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The majority of Republican\u2063 leaders have spoken out \u2062against the Colorado State \u200dSupreme \u2064Court ruling disqualifying \u2063former \u2064President\u200d Donald Trump from the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u200bpresident\u2063 of the conservative activist group American Commitment says an anti-ESG lawsuit \u2062launched by the\u2064 State \u2063of Tennessee\u200d against Blackrock comes as the popularity of the ESG investing trend begins to wane.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>All eyes will be on the U.S. Supreme Court after the Colorado Supreme \u200cCourt voted \u2064four-to-three to disqualify former President Trump\u200c from the primary ballot citing \u2062the Constitution\u2019s\u200b 14th Amendment insurrection\u200b clause.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023 \u2013 6:05 AM PST \u200bHONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013\u200d Chinese \u2063regulators announced on \u2063Friday a \u2062wide range of rules aimed\u2026\u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the main bottlenecks for Tesla is the speed it can make the 4680 batteries used in\u200b the\u2064 Cybertruck with its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-vet-defends-beheading-satanic-statue\/\" title=\"Navy vet supports beheading Satanic statue\">dry-coating technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A \u2062group \u200cof \u200b11\u2062 nonfiction authors\u2064 have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court \u2062that \u2062accuses OpenAI\u200d and Microsoft of misusing books the \u2063authors have written to train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant\u200b David Radford contacted\u2062 Tesla \u2062about \u200bdata\u2064 on an alleged stalker\u2019s remote\u2063 access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2063rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dHow often are inspections conducted \u200con trucks transporting hazardous \u200cmaterials to ensure their safety?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  An 18-wheeler truck filled with gasoline crashed and exploded into a railroad bridge in upstate\u200b New York.\u200b The incident occurred when a freight train was passing on the tracks above on Thursday night. The truck, believed to be carrying gas containers, collided with the bottom of the bridge and\u2063 burst into flames.<\/p>\n<p>The crash took place around 6:30 p.m. \u2063in \u200bGlenville,\u200c resulting in serious \u200cinjuries to the truck driver and causing a power outage for \u2064nearby homes and businesses. Photos and videos \u200dfrom the scene show flames shooting up from the wrecked truck, which was wedged beneath the bridge and on the brink \u200bof collapsing.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have\u200c confirmed\u200d that the truck was\u200d transporting compressed natural gas containers. Fortunately, the train \u2062was able to \u200ccontinue without\u200b stopping and\u2064 no significant damage was reported.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Koetzle,\u200c the Glenville town supervisor, expressed his concerns and stated that this incident has been a\u200b fear for years. He emphasized the \u2062need for a serious discussion on the safety of bridges in the \u2062area.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts\u200d were made by workers on Friday to remove the truck from under the bridge. Engineers will then examine the bridge to assess the \u200cextent of the damage caused.<\/p>\n<p>The driver, a Texas man in his 60s, \u2062suffered severe burns and was transported to Westchester Medical Center for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>As investigations continue into the\u200c cause of the accident, it serves as \u2064a reminder of the importance of safety\u200c measures and regular inspections for trucks carrying hazardous materials.<\/p>\n<p>To stay updated on breaking news, you can subscribe to receive alerts directly to your inbox for free by visiting https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A firefighter responds to a fiery incident in Glenville, NY, where a tractor trailer collided with a railroad bridge. 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