Vehicle Accident

[Mopar1973Man]

Locally just about 5 to 6 miles south of me a propane truck rolled over with about 11,000 gallons of propane. The highway has been close heading south. 

 

 

Now according to what I know HAZMAT crews are attempting to drill and vent the propane to be burned. Last night Idaho power had shut power down for at least 4 hours. When the power came back it showed the highway open. Now this morning highway is closed again. I've got to get info today to find out what happened.

 

I was planning on Friday having a customer come get his truck. But the highway was blocked by the accident. Bad part neither my cell phone (Active 911 App) or my fire radio (Digital project 25) toned out. I never even knew that the accident happened. Why I'm outside the loop. 

 

Even if I had a wrench job I couldn't get parts being both of the NAPA stores I deal with are south of the accident. No US mail being it comes from the south. Limited supplies being Riggins is a small town.

 

Few of my friends had to make the long trip of 7 hours to drive all the way to Ontario OR to catch I84 and head north towards Lewiston to come back down US95 again through Riggins. Even my neighbors 80+ years old wound up driving 7 hours to get back home.

 

Sadly I had plans for this weekend to head to a friend's place and go ATV riding in the southern Idaho. Make things worse my water heater here at the house started leaking. Thanks to Mark my tenant in my guest house managed to get me a water heater from Fiddle Creek hardware. So this morning we got to finish the install and convert it over to 110 VAC with 1100 watt elements from my old heater. Remember I only have 4kw inverter I can run 4500 watt elements. Hence the conversion.

 

 

Highway is closed between milepost 180 to 161. I'm at 181 milepost and the tanker is at milepost 176.

 

Edited February 11, 2023 by Mopar1973Man

[Max Tune]

That's crazy. Roads don't look covered. How do these things happen. You'd think the person driving these hazardous trucks would be extra careful. That thing would make some noise if it expoloded....

[JAG1]

@Mopar1973Man, looks to me like two trucks  are involved? Or am I seein' it wrong?

[Max Tune]

The tractor is jack knifed against the propane trailer. Front of tractor facing rear of trailer. 

[Mopar1973Man]

23 minutes ago, JAG1 said:

@Mopar1973Man, looks to me like two trucks  are involved? Or am I seein' it wrong?

One truck totally jack-knifed... The propane port is on the ground side of the tank. 

[Doubletrouble]

 Did the driver make it?

[Mopar1973Man]

He had serious injuries and went to the hospital.