🔥A gasoline tanker carrying 8,000 gallons burst into flames after a crash on Route 287
🔥One person was killed, 4 total injured, as more than 150 firefighters responded
🔥Interstate 287 and Route 27 closed after the fire spread into nearby woods
EDISON — A tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of gasoline collided with another vehicle on Route 287 and went up in flames on Sunday morning, leaving one person dead and two highways closed.
The collision around 6 a.m. immediately sent smoke and flames into the air around Exit 2 after a Jeep rear-ended the tanker near Exit 2 (Route 27), law enforcement sources told New Jersey 101.5. A person was trapped in the Jeep while another escaped. The fire also spread into the nearby woods along the highway.
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Highways closed
State Police have closed Route 287 in both directions between Exit 1 (Route 1) and Route 27 between Bridge Street and Route 287.
The southbound lanes of Route 287 were reopened around 11:15 a.m…