The fire and resulting damage along with the cost to repair coming back on the driver isn't anything different here in the USA. This is why we have property damage as part of our insurance. Blow a tire and take out 50' of guard rail and the state will send you a bill. For this owner call it bad timing when the rig went up in a tunnel. Probably a few minutes earlier or later and he might have cleared the tunnel and this would have been a side note to summer traffic jams.
Excessive propane, well call that one poor judgment and an expensive lesson learned. We should all do a bit of research before hitting the road. Between underwater tunnels, excessive tolls or even high traffic areas know where you are going. With the internet the information is available.
As with rekoj71 I live in the Norfolk area and the tunnel check points are well marker, even with a propane tank outline. Don't stop and they may shut down tunnel traffic to pull you out to inspect. I95 thru Baltimore has a total HAZMAT restriction with includes RV's with propane tanks.
Not that ever plan to do it but does the tunnels into Manhattan Island have restrictions?
