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7 Firefighters injured by CNG Truck Exploding

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A firefighter responded to a scene after getting reports that cylinders were on fire. At 7 a.m. on February 15, at Alameda and North Henry Ford Avenue, A CNG-powered truck exploded. The firefighters that were on the scene got injured and 2 in critical condition. Erick Scott Caption of the Fire department said “ There are two 100-gallon tanks on that vehicle, one of which exploded while our firefighters were putting out the fire”. The ball of fire was reported to be as tall as a telephone pole and exploded a power transformer nearby also informed by Scott.

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