Fiery tunnel

(AP Photo/Mike Meadows)

Flames shot out of both ends of a tunnel -- a key link between Los Angeles and San Francisco -- after two trucks collided late Friday and started a chain reaction.

The 15-truck pile-up left 10 people injured and at least one missing.

Although the tunnel is designed to carry truck traffic through a mountain pass area, Fire Inspector Jason Hurd said passenger cars may also use it, raising concerns that some may be trapped inside.

The intense heat caused concrete to crack and melt, sending chucks falling onto the road below throughout the night. Firefighters worried that the damage could cause parts of the tunnel to collapse.

For more, read this AP story.

-- Jaime Holguin