Tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of gasoline catches fire following a crash on US-131 in Grand Rapids

The Grand Rapids Police Department says the vehicle that crashed is believed to be a semi-truck hauling a gasoline tank. The crash happened after 8 a.m. Saturday morning in the southbound lanes of US-131 just south of the I-196 overpass, according to MDOT. Emergency crews closed both directions of the expressway to combat the fire.