Utah homes evacuated after propane tanker crash

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Hundreds of homes are being evacuated near Salt Lake City after a propane tanker rolled over on a highway ramp.

By: Associated Press | WNCT
Published: November 22, 2008

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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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