Independent - December 22, 2009: Propane tanker causes 13-hour I-40 closure

Propane tanker causes 13-hour I-40 closure
Vehicles line up for miles on Historic Route 66 past Fire Rock Casino on Monday. An accident that spilled approximately 1,000 gallons of propane closed Interstate 40 for more than 12 hours in both directions between Gallup and Grants. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy
Vehicles line up for miles on Historic Route 66 past Fire Rock Casino on Monday. An accident that spilled approximately 1,000 gallons of propane closed Interstate 40 for more than 12 hours in both directions between Gallup and Grants. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

GALLUP — Motorists along Interstate Highway 40 east of Gallup endured long delays in travel time Monday after a car struck a propane tanker and the tanker overturned, dumping about 1,000 gallons of propane.

As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety had not released details about the cause of the crash or if anyone was injured.

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Tuesday
December 22, 2009
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Propane tanker causes 13-hour I-40 closure

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