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Tanker explodes, filling Texas sky with smoke. ‘Could feel the heat through the glass’
An SUV driver crashed into a tanker truck, causing an explosion that filled the sky with pillars of black smoke, according to Texas authorities and news reports. The crash happened around 10:50 a.m. Sunday, June 23, on U.S. Highway 290 East in Lee County near Ledbetter, about a 65-mile drive southeast from Austin, KPRC reported.
Tanker truck explodes on Texas highway leaving several critically injured
Two people were in critical condition after a tanker truck exploded on a busy highway near Giddings, Texas, on Sunday. Drunk woman allegedly tried to drown 3-year-old Palestinian girl at apartment complex pool after spewing racist remarks The explosion happened on Sunday afternoon on US 290 east of Giddings – which is nearly an hour east of Austin. Emergency crews from numerous agencies quickly responded to the scene to not only tend to the fire and rescue those critically injured, but also to provide support and backup. Brave nurse tells The Post why she blew the whistle on Texas children’s hospital accused of manipulating parents into giving kids life-changing trans treatments Paramedics with Lee County EMS responded quickly and loaded two critically injured patients, who were taken to a hospital in Austin, according to a Facebook post from Lee County EMS. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER Agencies including the Giddings, Lincoln and South Lee County fire departments, Giddings Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Department of Public Safety and Fayette County EMS responded to the fiery incident. As a result of the explosion, authorities blocked the highway off and redirected traffic around the scene. For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.
2 critically injured after oil tanker explodes near Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — An oil tanker explosion in Lee County on Sunday morning has left two people critically injured. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the crash occurred near the intersection of U.S. 290 and FM 180, east of Giddings, just before 11 a.m. A truck...
2 critically injured in tanker fire near Giddings
GIDDINGS, Texas - Two people were critically injured after their SUV collided with a trailer carrying barrels of oil near Giddings, authorities say. According to Texas DPS, at around 10:49 a.m. on June 23, troopers responded to a crash that happened near the intersection of US 290 and FM 180 in Lee County.
‘Tanker explosion:’ 18-wheeler carrying crude oil catches fire after being hit by SUV east of Giddings
LEE COUNTY, Texas – A tanker truck caught fire after being hit by an SUV on Highway 290 between Houston and Austin. It happened at approximately 10:49 a.m. Sunday morning near the intersection of Highway 290 and FM 180 in Lee County. This is near the community of Ledbetter east of Giddings.
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