A massive gasoline tanker erupted into flames early Sunday morning in Fort Worth, Texas, after colliding with another vehicle and knocking over power lines, leaving the truck driver in critical condition.
According to the NYPost, the 18-wheeler, carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline, spun off the road near a Valero gas station, causing fuel to leak and ignite shortly after 1 a.m., authorities 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,” said Fort Worth Fire Department spokesperson Craig Trojacek…