SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A fiery crash involving a tanker-truck and two cars killed three people Saturday morning, South Carolina Department of Transportation said.
The tanker-truck was carrying gas and diesel fuel and caught fire when it overturned on Interstate 26.
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The fire was so intense it only left a burned-out shell of one SUV.
Officials closed both lanes of I-26 westbound near mile marker 17 in Spartanburg County after the wreck. One of the lanes reopened as of 11:30 Sunday morning. The second lane will reopen after the guardrail is replaced.
SCDOT crews removed chunks of asphalt as deep as 6 inches at the crash site because it was so badly damaged by the fire.
To find out when the second I-26 lane will reopen click here. www.511sc.org
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