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Tanker truck flips, explodes on expressway, bridge collapses, other madness...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by mustangj17, Jul 15, 2009.

  1. Fly

    Fly Well-Known Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    Hazel Park isn't exactly the world Phi Beta Kappa HQ.
     
  2. MartinEnigmatica

    MartinEnigmatica Active Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    Still, may not be exactly healthy. This thing looks terrible.
     
  3. NoOneLikesUs

    NoOneLikesUs Active Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    Cue the MC5 gentlemen...

     
  4. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now



    :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
  5. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    http://www.freep.com/article/20090715/NEWS03/90715083/Tanker-fire-closes-I-75--overpass-collapses

    9 Mile and 75 is just north of Detroit, not in it
     
  6. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    Cue Gordon Lightfoot, too.



    Black Day in July - Motor City's burning, and the flames are running wild.
     
  7. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    I thought Detroit was already hell on earth.
     
  8. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    CNN has video of the fire:

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/michigan.tanker.fire/index.html

    I can't believe someone made it out alive.
     
  9. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    So is this in a section of Detroit that will actually look better after it's been burned down?
    And do we know where T-Bird, Skank and Tin Tin were this evening?
     
  10. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    Again, it's not in Detroit.
     
  11. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    Re: Detroit meltdown thread: the city is actually on fire now

    Exactly. I think 8 Mile Road is the city limit. No?
     
  12. Magic In The Night

    Magic In The Night Active Member

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