Fire on I-85 in Atlanta
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
Atlanta, Georgia
March 30, 2017 9:33pm CST
Something terrible and unexpected happened this evening on I-85 in Atlanta. There was a huge fire under the road and a large section of the road fell down. We watched the flames until they were finally contained. There were still huge clouds of smoke covering the whole area.
.A reporter said flammable material must have been stored under the road. If that's true someone will be in big trouble. Many people are stuck on the road and don't know how long before they can get out. I didn't hear that anyone was on that section of the road when it collapsed. I certainly hope not, there would be no survivors.
It will take months to build that section of the road. My son and grand son use I-85 every morning and evening going to and from work. I have no idea what route they can take to get to work.. Many people are stranded. It's really a mess. Did you see it on TV?
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
I will check the news story! Sounds like a mess.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
Drivers in one of the world's most congested cities woke up to a jarring new reality Friday as they were forced to game out how to get around a collapsed portion of Atlanta's Interstate 85 -- one of the Southeast's major north-south arteries.
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
1 Apr 17
@RubyHawk Sorry to hear that! Do they have any news on the cause of the fire yet?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
31 Mar 17
No, I don't have cable hook up at present, we're merely using a Raku player when we want to watch a movie or something. My main news info is here unless my husband happens to inform me of something he's read online. Maybe I'll go look it up sometime.
I couldn't figure out why it would take so long to get it fixed, but it was an area that was suspended it sounds like and that would make more sense.
An elevated section of northbound Interstate 85, a major north-south artery for the Southeast, collapsed Thursday evening in Atlanta after a massive fire, officials said.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
4 Apr 17
@RubyHawk That's what they said. If it was a normal section of roadway that wasn't suspended then they could probably do something quick while working on something longer lasting.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Apr 17
@MarshaMusselman I did hear this morning on TV that is wont take quiet as long as expected.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Mar 17
My brother lives in the Atlanta area, I just shot him a text. Yes it was just on the evening news.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
1 Apr 17
@RubyHawk He said he has sat on the stretch many times but it is not close to his home.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
31 Mar 17
Wow, that is awful. 
We haven't seen this on the news. Isn't that odd.
We haven't seen this on the news. Isn't that odd.1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Mar 17
We never have the TV on until 8 PM, so I had not heard. What an awful thing to happen through carelessness.
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