He was westbound on Route 224, when he struck a manhole cover that was displaced from the manhole. The cover bounced up and struck his fuel tank, which contained compressed natural gas.

Fire erupted from the tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel soon after it crashed around 12:30 p.m., ... blowing manhole covers and sending flames shooting in the air.

A manhole cover popped up as a semi drove over it, puncturing the fuel tank and causing diesel to spill out for several blocks, Omaha police said. Skip to content NOWCAST KETV NewsWatch 7 at 10:00 ...

Gasoline tanker leak causes explosion and fire in South Los Angeles, 2 injured The force of the blast blew manhole covers off storm drains, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

A massive fire tore through an empty Long Island furniture store after a fuel tanker slammed into the building overnight, according to police. The crash and subsequent blaze shut down the Sunrise ...

About 1,000 gallons of fuel leaked. Some of it ran into nearby storm drains. A large vacuum truck was brought in to clean several manholes on Dorchester Avenue.

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the gasoline delivery tanker that overturned and ignited beneath an Interstate 95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ago ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the gasoline delivery tanker that overturned and ignited beneath an Interstate 95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ...