Earlier this morning on I-5
Southbound lanes of I-5 were completely blocked Wednesday morning following a semi-truck crashing and bursting into flames beneath the Convention Center below Capitol Hill.
Cars were being diverted off the highway during the emergency response first reported at 4:30 AM and the subsequent removal of the vehicle and investigation at the scene. Meanwhile, multiple crashes have been reported in the long back-up that approaches the scene as television news helicopters hover above.
We have no details of any injuries in the crash at this time.
Authorities are advising southbound I-5 commuters to use 99 through the city if possible.
You can view area streets on the CHS Capitol Hill Traffic Cameras page.
Any way to get the helicopters to sit over our house for 2 hours starting at 5am? That is getting old really quick.
As long as the cost of aviation fuel nets out to a solid ROI, the copters will be there
Common sense dictates that those big-rigs were full of delivery parcels, right? Bummer.
Delivery Status: On Fire
(just kidding, I heard it was empty).