Whoa, I just read about this on Yahoo.
->here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070429/...rash_bridge_dc
Apparently the collapse of the highway expanse was caused by a gas tanker truck that ignited shortly after it had crashed. Also said that the flames shot up more than 200 feet high during the blaze.
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Newsom said the accident was a wake-up call about vulnerability from natural and man-made disaster. "These unfortunate events are opportunities to remind people that our infrastructure is not where it needs to be," he said.
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