Manchester

Gasoline tanker rolls over on I-84, goes up in flames

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Three people were taken to the hospital after a gasoline tanker rolled over and caught fire.

It happened around 9 p.m. Sunday night on the eastbound side of I-84 in Manchester.

Officials with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the tanker was carrying more than 8,000 gallons of gasoline.

The crash caused the tanker to go up in flames. The three people who were injured suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to fire officials.

The highway was shut down in both directions by Exit 60. The westbound side has fully reopened. One lane on I-84 East has reopened, according to the Department of Transportation.

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