A truck carrying multiple tanks of propane caught fire in the Antelope Valley Friday, prompting shelter-in-place warnings and the evacuation of a facility.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the 42500 block of North 8th Street in Lancaster around 2:25 p.m., for a report of a vehicle fire and explosions.
Upon arrival, fire crews discovered a propane truck had caught fire while carrying several tanks, leading to large plumes of smoke filling the air and towering flames visible throughout the Antelope Valley.
Fire officials confirmed to KTLA that a perimeter was set up around the truck as fire crews conducted the dangerous work of extinguishing the flames…