Explosions send propane tanks flying in Lancaster after vehicle fire
A truck fire set ablaze a massive mound of propane tanks Friday afternoon in Lancaster.No injuries were reported as firefighters continued to battle the flames into the evening.
The L.A.County Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at 2:22 p.m.
Friday and found a propane truck had caught fire in the 42500 block of North 8th Street East in Lancaster, the department confirmed.The truck fire spread and lit a pile of hundreds of propane tanks stacked on the property.
Video from a KTLA helicopter showed explosions sending propane tanks flying.The flames sent smoke billowing above the nearby industrial area of Challenger Way.Firefighters set up a 300-foot perimeter around the fire and continued to battle the flames into the evening, a department spokesman said.
No injuries had been reported as of 4:45 p.m.and no cause for the vehicle fire was released.
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Follow UsSandra McDonald is a reporting fellow at the Los Angeles Times.She grew up in north central Florida, just an hour south of the University of Florida where she studied journalism and worked with the local NPR station, WUFT, and Fresh Take Florida, a news service focused on statewide and political coverage.
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