A multi-vehicle crash that sent large flames and black smoke billowing over a busy interstate near Atlanta has left two people dead and snarled traffic for hours, according to police.
ATLANTA -- A multi-vehicle crash that sent large flames and black smoke billowing over a busy interstate near Atlanta has left two people dead and snarled traffic for hours, police said Saturday.
Large flames and thick black smoke could be seen rising from the interstate near an exit to another major thoroughfare,Boulevard. Police reported a loud explosion was heard in the crash and said a tanker truck and a passenger vehicle were completely engulfed in flames. “This resulted in multiple fires and large smoke stacks on and around both Interstate 85 northbound and southbound,” the statement said. Fire crews from Gwinnett and Dekalb counties put out the flames.
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