Moment truck explodes while driving through residential neighbourhood
A truck exploded while driving through a residential neighbourhood just outside Chicago, home security footage shows.
The explosion occurred Saturday morning (24 May) in Addison, Illinois. , damaging four homes. Pieces of the truck can be heard hitting the ground.
"Probably about a block, two-block long debris field of debris from the houses and the truck," Addison Fire Protection District Chief Brock Herion said.
The driver reportedly sustained only minor injuries.
Police believe a propane tank in the truck was leaking before it exploded and that the blast was 'accidental.'
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