CAMPBELL COUNTY, Kentucky — UPDATE: @ 7:10 P.M.
All lanes are back open after a crash involving a car and a tanker on a Northern Kentucky interstate.
The Campbell County Office of Emergency Management wrote in a social media post that all lanes of Interstate 471 are back open.
They added that the Memorial Parkway bridge overpass has also reopened.
“Fire responders, city and county agencies, and regional partners worked diligently to reopen the highway in less than 24 hours. Campbell County thanks everyone involved for their quick response and hard work,” the social media post. “Please note these repairs are a temporary fix to safely reopen the roadway as quickly as possible.”
We will continue to follow this story.
-INITIAL STORY-
A Northern Kentucky interstate is closed after a fire on Interstate 471 near Memorial Parkway on Friday night after a crash involving a car and a tanker.
The Campbell County Office of Emergency Management said that all northbound and southbound lanes on I-471 and Memorial Parkway would be closed for an undetermined amount of time due to a vehicle fire, according to a Facebook post.
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The Campbell County dispatcher said that an explosion had happened, according to our news partners, WCPO.
The Cincinnati Fire Department confirmed that the explosion happened after a car accident that involved a tanker and a car.
In a social media post from the Campbell County Coroner, all individuals involved have been accounted for, and no fatalities have been reported.
KYTC told WCPO that the bridge would remain closed until bridge inspectors review the damage in the area.
All traffic lanes will reopen once the bridge inspectors conclude their analysis.
We will continue to follow this story.
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