A tractortrailer crash and fire early Sunday shut down the northbound lanes of I95 near Exit 71, triggering significant traffic delays and a hazardous materials response, officials said.
According to Dunn Emergency Services, crews were dispatched at 2:15 a.m., but construction barriers and backedup traffic slowed their approach. Firefighters reached the wreck at 2:24 a.m. to find the tractortrailer fully engulfed in flames.
The impact of the crash ruptured the truck’s diesel tanks-which were carrying an estimated 120 to 240 gallons-sending fuel and firefighting runoff into a creek that flows into McLamb’s Pond. Officials said they have not yet determined how much fuel was burned in the fire versus how much entered the waterway…