Propane Leak cause of coffee truck explosion outside Joel Coliseum, WSFD says

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A propane leak inside the Given Coffee Truck sparked an explosion outside the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday, the Winston-Salem Fire Department said.

The leak was accidentally ignited by equipment running inside the truck.

Four truck employees were injured and taken to a local hospital, according to Wake Forest University. No students or university staff were hurt. The truck was on site for Wake Forest’s move-in day…

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