"A truck fire set ablaze a massive mound of propane tanks Friday afternoon in Lancaster. No injuries were reported as firefighters continued to battle the flames into the evening. The L.A. County Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at 2:22 p.m. Friday and found a propane truck had caught fire in the 42500 block of North 8th Street East in Lancaster, the department confirmed."
"The truck fire spread and lit a pile of hundreds of propane tanks stacked on the property. Video from a KTLA helicopter showed explosions sending propane tanks flying. The flames sent smoke billowing above the nearby industrial area of Challenger Way. Firefighters set up a 300-foot perimeter around the fire and continued to battle the flames into the evening, a department spokesman said. No injuries had been reported as of 4:45 p.m. and no cause for the vehicle fire was released."
A propane truck caught fire at 2:22 p.m. Friday in the 42500 block of North 8th Street East in Lancaster. The truck fire spread and ignited a stacked pile of hundreds of propane tanks on the property. Explosions from the burning tanks sent tanks flying and produced large plumes of smoke over the nearby industrial area of Challenger Way. Firefighters established a 300-foot perimeter and continued to battle the flames into the evening. No injuries were reported as of 4:45 p.m. No cause for the vehicle fire was released.
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