Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he would declare an emergency on Monday so the state could access federal money for repairs, which could take months.
"This is a major artery for people and goods, and the closure will have significant impacts on the city and region until reconstruction and recovery are complete."
"This is a major artery for people and goods, and the closure will have significant impacts on the city and region until reconstruction and recovery are complete," he tweeted."Our department will be there with support throughout the process of I-95 returning to normal." The truck that caught fire had a capacity for 8,500 gallons of gasoline, the U.S. Coast Guard said, asreported. While it's not clear how much gasoline the truck was carrying, it was not empty.The Washington Post"It hasn't made its way to the water that much," Ensign Josh Ledoux, a spokesperson for the Delaware Bay sector of the Coast Guard, told thereported, which authorities are attempting to contain with floating booms.
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