Utah homes evacuated after propane tanker crash
Associated Press
Published: November 21, 2008
Published: November 21, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Hundreds of homes are being evacuated near Salt Lake City after a propane tanker rolled over on a highway ramp.
The larger of the two tanks ruptured today and authorities are concerned a spark could cause an explosion after .
The truck driver is critically injured. The crash has closed parts of Interstates 80 and 215, as well as a city street.
Utah Highway Patrol spokesman Jeff Nigbur says authorities are evacuating about 800 homes within a-half mile. A shelter has opened at a high school.
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