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To: Canuck Dave who wrote (41529)	9/14/2005 4:22:26 PM
From: ild	Respond to of 110194

Tanker Truck With LNG Burns On I-80, 30 Miles E Of Reno FERNLEY, Nev. (AP)--A burning tanker truck filled with liquefied natural gas forced evacuations and the closure of U.S. Interstate 80 Wednesday about 30 miles east of Reno near Fernley. A flame visible from a mile away was burning from the truck at the Truck Inn truck stop at exit 48 of I-80. More than 100 people were being evacuated from a square-mile area around the truck stop because of the potential for an explosion, authorities said. The Red Cross was setting up an emergency shelter at Fernley High School. Initial reports indicated the truck was carrying methane gas, but fire officials said it was liquefied natural gas that potentially could turn to the more dangerous methane if it became too hot. "The concern is there could be a BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion), which is an explosion," Lyon County Sheriff's Capt. Jeff Page said. "It is a pressurized cylinder, so if either of the ends go, then that fire is going to go both ways out the end of that truck," he told KKOH Radio in Reno. "Unfortunately, that truck is parked in a parking lot that is surrounded by a commercial area, so we have concerns about buildings in that area catching on fire in the event the truck does explode," he said. The county was using reverse 911 calls to notify residents of the potential danger. The Nevada Highway Patrol closed about a 2-mile stretch of I-80 from exit 48 to exit 46. Trooper Chuck Allen said westbound traffic was being turned around in the median and sent back east. Eastbound traffic was rerouted off the interstate into the town of Fernley. The truck sprang a leak about 7:30 a.m. Some sort of spark ignited the gas just before 11 a.m., Page said. Hazardous materials crews and about a dozen fire engines were on the scene from five different jurisdictions, including Reno and Sparks. Allen said the tanker was carrying 10,000 gallons of liquid natural gas. Fire officials on the scene said that when liquid natural gas warms, it can expand and turn into methane gas, which is flammable and can be explosive.