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A gasoline tanker truck rolled over and caught fire Saturday afternoon on Interstate 74 about a mile west of the Downs exit, killing the driver, closing the highway and sending up a cloud of thick, black smoke seen in Bloomington.  (Tony Sapochetti, Pantagraph)
 
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I always carry my camera with me. I shot the first photo showing smoke in the distance through my open car window while driving home from Bloomington, Illinois.  I took other photos until an Illinois State Office chased me off the overpass West of the accident scene. 

I-74 Tanker Fire viewed from Bloomington, Illinois
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Car prepares to cross median into Westbound Lanes
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I-74 Eastbound traffic backed up near Downs, IL
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Ambulance attempts to reach the burning tanker
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