3-car crash into propane tank prompts 1-mile evacuation around Wilco in McMinnville

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KATU) — A three-vehicle crash on Highway 99W caused a fiery propane tank leak on Tuesday afternoon, prompting McMinnville Police to issue an evacuation order for people living within a mile of the collision site.

Two of the drivers were taken to the hospital, and everyone involved is expected to survive their injuries, emergency officials said.

At about 3 p.m., a driver in a Subaru Impreza heading north on the highway rear-ended a Chevy Equinox, pushing the vehicle into the Wilco Feed Store parking lot where it struck a 1,500-gallon propane tank…

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