Chile Truck Blast Video: 4 Killed, 17 Injured After Tanker Truck Carrying LPG Explodes in Santiago

At least four were killed and 17 others were injured after a tanker truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)  exploded after crashing on Thursday, February 19, in Santiago, Chile. The horrific video of the incident surfaced on social media sites, showing a fireball engulfing vehicles on the busy highway.

The tanker, reportedly carrying LPG from a terminal in Quintero, a coastal city in Chile's Valparaiso region, about 160 kilometres (nearly 100 miles) northwest of Santiago, to Gasco's Maipu plant, the company's main LPG facility, according to an AA report.

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The accident occurred when the vehicle lost control, overturned, and hit roadside barriers and other vehicles, leading to the leakage of flammable gas that erupted into a massive fireball. The truck belonged to a local gas supply company, Gasco. Emergency services, including police, firefighters, ambulance and traffic police, reached the spot. Firefighters took an hour to douse the blaze.  

NEW: Truck transporting liquid gas overturns and explodes in Santiago, Chile.

According to a local police chief, the driver lost control and crashed, which led to the explosion.

New video footage shows a thick cloud of white smoke taking over the road.

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A video of the incident, which has gone viral, shows a truck overturned and slamming into a barricade,s which has caused leakage of gas that has spread within seconds on the road and later turned into a fireball.