GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A tanker truck is on fire after crashing on US-131, filling the downtown Grand Rapids sky with black smoke.
The tanker truck was involved in a single-car crash on southbound US-131 at I-196 near Exit 86A just after 8 a.m. Saturday, the Grand Rapids Police Department told News 8. No injuries have been reported.
As of 9:20 a.m., the freeway is shutdown in both directions from Leonard Street NE to Pearl Street as the “fully engulfed” tanker continues to burn. Drivers should expect “lengthy closures” while first responders work to clear the roadway, the GRPD said in a release.
Several eyewitness photos and videos show a ball of fire and thick black smoke rising near the still-under construction Amway Stadium.
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A tanker truck caught fire after crashing on southbound US-131 at I-196 near Exit 86A Saturday. (Courtesy
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A tanker truck caught fire after crashing on southbound US-131 at I-196 near Exit 86A Saturday.
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A tanker truck caught fire after crashing on southbound US-131 at I-196 near Exit 86A Saturday. (Courtesy Scott Damman)
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A tanker truck caught fire after crashing on southbound US-131 at I-196 near Exit 86A Saturday. (Courtesy Randy Spontack)
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A tanker truck caught fire after crashing on southbound US-131 at I-196 near Exit 86A Saturday. (Courtesy Abraham Hall)
Officials said they do not yet know the cause of the crash and fire, and it remains under investigation.
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