New York..a fuel truck explosion causes great losses.."Video"
A fuel truck carrying a huge amount of motor fuel caused a massive explosion on an island in the US state of New York.
ABC News reported that the explosion occurred when the truck crashed into a building on Long Island, New York.
The accident caused great losses and injured the driver and 3 firefighters, who rushed to the site of the explosion.
The network pointed out that the truck was carrying 9,200 gallons of fuel (about 35,000 liters of gasoline).
The explosion, which occurred on one of the roads, disrupted traffic for hours due to the flames that erupted as a result of burning fuel.
BLAZING: A truck carrying thousands of gallons of gas overturned in Long island, causing a huge blaze.
The driver escaped the wreck and is being evaluated at a local hospital.
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