MONTEBELLO - 12-19-11- The Pomona Freeway (60) is now opened during the day for east-west traffic after a tanker fire closed it for three days and virtually destroyed a bridge over the freeway.

Photo: Fireman fights tanker fire on the 60 Fwy. Photo by David Munoz.

A tanker filled with thousands of gallons of gasoline exploded on the 60 Freeway Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 14, damaging the roadway and overpass. The damage shutdown a major east west freeway and impacted thousands of commutors and local drivers.

Through east-west streets throughout Montebello, Monterey Park and Rosemead were packed with cars on the follow days, until there was partial opening of the freeway lanes on the weekend.

There were no reported injuries from the tanker fire.