Associated Press
Gasoline tanker crashes into building, bursts into fireball
A gasoline tanker overturned, crashed into a vacant building and burst into flames early Wednesday on New York’s Long Island, shutting down traffic for hours and spilling fuel into the sewer system, authorities said. “When I came here, there was fire everywhere, the streets, the tanker, the two buildings, and when I looked down Sunrise Highway, there was fire coming out of seven or eight manhole covers,” James Avondet, fire chief for the village of Rockville Centre, said after the 1 a.m. crash. “There were about 9,200 gallons (34,825 liters) on the gasoline tanker when it flipped and caught fire,” Nassau County Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro said.
Associated PressGasoline tanker crashes into building, bursts into fireballA gasoline tanker overturned, crashed into a vacant building and burst into flames early Wednesday on New York’s Long Island, shutting down traffic for hours and spilling fuel into the sewer system, authorities said. “When I came here, there was fire everywhere, the streets, the tanker, the two buildings, and when I looked down Sunrise Highway, there was fire coming out of seven or eight manhole covers,” James Avondet, fire chief for the village of Rockville Centre, said after the 1 a.m. crash. “There were about 9,200 gallons (34,825 liters) on the gasoline tanker when it flipped and caught fire,” Nassau County Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro said.