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The 18-wheeler was carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline that began
leaking after the truck spun off the road near a gas station.
The downed power lines then sparked a fire around 1 a.m., Fort
Worth Fire Department spokesperson Craig Trojacek said.
"The driver of the 18-wheeler was trying to do everything he
could to keep the gas from draining into the parking lot of the
Valero gas station when it lit off," Trojacek said.
The driver was hospitalized with burns, but no one else was
injured, Trojacek said. Fire crews spent hours spraying the
tanker with water and used sand to try and contain the gasoline,
he said. Firefighters left the scene around 7 a.m.
Videos of the fire show what appears to be front of the truck
engulfed in flames as plumes of smoke rise.
One witness, Bailey Moss, said he was staying with a friend
nearby when he heard “a loud crash” and peered outside.
“The fire spread quickly, and you could feel the heat even from
a distance. It was pretty intense,” Moss said.
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