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I-93 turns into Southeast Distressway as camper explodes

By adamg on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 9:02pm

I-93 shut at Southampton Street for 15 minutes as firefighters rushed to put out the fire in the ammo-filled camper on the northbound side.

Meanwhile, further north, part of the Leverett Connector is cracked. No cause for alarm, turnpike authority says, banning trucks weighing more than 40 tons just to be safe.

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By Brett on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 9:56pm.

Longwood and the Fens were completely jammed up- I'd never seen that much traffic. Then I got to Mass Ave- also packed. The MIT bridge? Likewise. I had assumed it was something to do with students being back...

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By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 10:03pm.

Must have been that "police investigation" or "police activity" that the rolling signs alluded to.

Ten minute wait at 5:45 pm ... sardine can from South Station to Porter.

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By fenwayguy on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 10:27pm.

An afternoon game at Fenway combined with normal business-day traffic invariably turns the area roads into a snarly, stand-still mess. Storrow Drive gets jammed both ways, the whole length of Mass Ave goes into gridlock, the Oliver R. Smoot Memorial Bridge backs up... Then the game lets out right at rush hour, and it happens all over again. That, and of course the students are back, a truck exploded, and a butterfly flapped its wings.

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By Ron Newman on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 10:40pm.

since this is a Wednesday evening. But I didn't notice any special traffic problems while riding from the North End to the Shell around 6:30 pm.

As for the Leverett Connector ... wasn't that just built, within the last ten years?

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By Lyss on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 11:08pm.

anyone know what that's all about?

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By adamg on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 11:21pm.

The Globe has some more details, along with an action photo:

Inside the camper shell on the back of the truck, firearms, black powder, and ammunition had exploded, said Fire Lieutenant Paul Souza. He said the truck was engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived.

The driver of the vehicle, who Souza said was a hunter, was transported to a Boston hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.

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By fenwayguy on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 12:51am.

Inside the camper shell on the back of the truck, firearms, black powder, and ammunition had exploded... It did not appear the truck was involved in an accident.

So the guy was moving a load of ammo, and "it went off." Task-planning-wise, you'd think preventing that from happening under most any circumstance would come before the part where you put it in a truck and drive it around.

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By anon-a-mouse on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 11:14pm.

Was also a parking lot.

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