Shocking moment explosion rips through Domino's store in Utah after fireball SUV smashes into building leaving 3 injured
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THIS is the shocking moment a three-car pile-up caused a burning SUV to smash into a Domino's pizza store causing a devastating explosion.
Three people were injured and evacuation orders were issued after the terrifying incident in Herriman, Utah, on Saturday night.
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The fireball SUV smashed into the businesses in Herriman on Saturday night
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Three people were injured in the shocking incident sparked by a three-vehicle accident
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The explosion tore through the building surrounded by other businesses after the vehicle hit a gas line, a Unified Fire Authority spokesperson said.
Shocking footage shows the moment the explosion tore the roof off the building, lighting up the night sky and sending debris into the air before plunging everything back into darkness.
Taking to X, locals who captured the incident were left stunned.
"Crazy night! I pray everybody got out but we witnessed this as the car slammed into the Domino's pizza and the whole damn building blew up!" resident Dave Young wrote.
Alongside the post he shared videos taken seconds after impact showing the extent of the blaze.
Over 60 firefighters from Unified Fire, South Jordan, West Jordan, West Valley City, Sandy and Draper Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene, a spokesperson told The Salt Lake Tribune.
They continued working through the night into Sunday morning to quash the blaze.
Those who were injured in the incident were taken to nearby hospitals with their conditions currently unknown.
But an official from Unified Fire shared on X how two heroic witnesses rushed to help those trapped in the burning SUV.
"Two courageous bystanders risked their lives to rescue the driver and passenger from the burning vehicle just moments before it was engulfed in flames," the spokesperson wrote on X.
They also noted that the injured are not fire or law enforcement officials.
Residents living on Terra Cruz Lane and Parasol Lane were evacuated after the incident sparked a gas leak which has now been contained.
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The explosion blew up the building after the SUV hit a gas line
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