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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
When The Italian Beef Hits Just Right
Sometimes eating a big ol' sopping wet Chicago Italian Beef sandwich can have seriously adverse consequences as one box truck driver found out after his rig exploded on the suburb of Addison, Illinois. I'm kidding, obviously, and luckily there were no serious injuries, but that doesn't change the fact that a truck exploded in a nearly comical way and damaged a handful of houses. The Penske box truck popped, leaving a field of debris for over a block. The explosion also damaged four houses — leaving one temporarily uninhabitable because of the damage, according to CBS News. Apparently, one of the truck's walls hit a load-bearing wall of a nearby house, and it pushed it two to four feet inward. That is a gnarly blast (though not the gnarliest this year). The family was in the house at the time of the explosion, but they were unharmed. Somehow, the driver only sustained minor injuries, and I cannot for the life of me understand how that happened. He was actually walking around the truck when first responders arrived at the bizarre scene, before being taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Read more: These Are The Dumbest Car Crashes You've Ever Seen The video, as I'm sure you've already watched by now, is rather dramatic. Ring camera footage taken from a nearby home shows the truck driving down the road without incident and then... BANG. Police tell CBS news that the DuPage County Bomb Squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined that the explosion was caused by a leaking propane tank in the cargo area of the truck. Penske released the following statement to CBS News: "The vehicle involved in this incident was rented out to a customer who was moving household personal belongings. Penske will cooperate fully with any further investigation by law enforcement. Under Penske's rental agreement, explosive, flammable or otherwise hazardous materials should not be transported in a consumer rental moving truck." One homeowner in the area told ABC 7 Chicago that he thought people had started setting off Memorial Day fireworks a bit early, saying that "one sure seems to have a little extra punch." Yeah, man. I'd say so. Let this be a warning to all of you: make sure to take some Peptobismal before you have a sloppy Italian Beef. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Truck explosion caught on camera in suburban Chicago neighborhood as leaking propane to blame: officials
A truck that unexpectedly exploded in a suburban Chicago neighborhood over the holiday weekend damaged several homes and injured the driver, authorities said. Investigators in Addison, 20 miles west of Chicago, said the incident has been ruled an accident due to a leaking propane tank inside the box truck rental. The Addison Fire Protection District and Addison Police Department responded to the scene of the explosion on Saturday. Half A Dozen Injured After Tractor-trailer, Dump Truck Slam Into Nj Target Crews discovered a "large debris field "with "no indication of any fire" at that point. Ring camera footage taken from a home shows the truck traveling on a road in a residential area when it explodes all of a sudden. Read On The Fox News App "The explosion damaged a few homes in the area, but nobody was injured other than the driver who sustained minor injuries," the Addison Police Department said in a Facebook update. The truck was Penske box truck, which the company told Fox News Digital had been rented out to a customer moving household belongings. "Penske will cooperate fully with any further investigation by law enforcement," the company said in a statement. "Under Penske's rental agreement, explosive, flammable or otherwise hazardous materials should not be transported in a consumer rental moving truck." 2 Dead After House Burns Down In New Jersey Following 'Gigantic Explosion,' Criminal Investigation Underway One home was evacuated because of structural damage and the potential for it to collapse, police said. "I thought, 'Wow, they're starting early with the fireworks, this year, but that one sure seems to have a little extra punch'," neighbor Angelo Source told Wls-tv of the startling moment. Addison Fire Chief Brock Herion said the debris field stretched around a block, Fox Chicago reported. First responders searched the truck and found the driver, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening article source: Truck explosion caught on camera in suburban Chicago neighborhood as leaking propane to blame: officials
Fox News
4 days ago
- Fox News
Truck explosion caught on camera in suburban Chicago neighborhood as leaking propane to blame: officials
A truck that unexpectedly exploded in a suburban Chicago neighborhood over the holiday weekend damaged several homes and injured the driver, authorities said. Investigators in Addison, 20 miles west of Chicago, said the incident has been ruled an accident due to a leaking propane tank inside the box truck rental. The Addison Fire Protection District and Addison Police Department responded to the scene of the explosion on Saturday. Crews discovered a "large debris field "with "no indication of any fire" at that point. Ring camera footage taken from a home shows the truck traveling on a road in a residential area when it explodes all of a sudden. "The explosion damaged a few homes in the area, but nobody was injured other than the driver who sustained minor injuries," the Addison Police Department said in a Facebook update. The truck was Penske box truck, which the company told Fox News Digital had been rented out to a customer moving household belongings. "Penske will cooperate fully with any further investigation by law enforcement," the company said in a statement. "Under Penske's rental agreement, explosive, flammable or otherwise hazardous materials should not be transported in a consumer rental moving truck." One home was evacuated because of structural damage and the potential for it to collapse, police said. "I thought, 'Wow, they're starting early with the fireworks, this year, but that one sure seems to have a little extra punch'," neighbor Angelo Source told WLS-TV of the startling moment. Addison Fire Chief Brock Herion said the debris field stretched around a block, Fox Chicago reported. First responders searched the truck and found the driver, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Jaw-dropping moment a truck explodes on sleepy residential street in Illinois
Video footage has captured the jaw-dropping moment a box truck exploded on a sleepy Illinois street over Memorial Day weekend. Shocking Ring doorbell footage captured the terrifying moment the Penske rental truck blew up on North Wood Dale Road in Addison, Illinois, at around 8:45am on Saturday morning. The explosion created a massive shockwave that damaged multiple homes in the neighborhood - but miraculously claimed no lives. The dramatic video shows the large vehicle driving through the residential neighborhood when suddenly smoke begins billowing from the truck before a massive explosion sends debris flying through the air within seconds. The driver miraculously managed to walk away from the dramatic blast with only minor injuries. Emergency crews from the Addison Fire Protection District and Addison Police Department rushed to the scene to find a 'large debris field' scattered across the suburban street. Investigators working with the DuPage County Bomb Squad and ATF quickly determined there was 'no indication of anything suspicious.' They incident was ruled as an accident caused by a leaking propane tank in the back of the truck. 'The crash/explosion has been investigated by Addison Police along with the assistance of the DuPage County Bomb Squad and ATF,' they wrote in the statement. 'There is no indication of anything suspicious, and the incident has been ruled as an accident caused by a propane tank leaking into the truck.' 'The explosion damaged a few homes in the area however nobody was injured other than the driver who sustained minor injuries. Crews from Addison Public Works and DuPage County are cleaning up the area now, and the roadway should be opened within the next few hours. ' The explosion damaged several nearby homes. 'Probably about a block, two-block long debris field of debris from the houses and the truck,' Addison Fire Protection District Chief Brock Herion told the outlet. 'The walking next to the truck when the crews pulled up.' Neighbors reacted to the shocking explosion, saying it sounded like fireworks. 'I thought, 'Wow, they're starting early with the fireworks, this year, but that one sure seems to have a little extra punch,' neighbor Angelo Source told ABC6 of the startling moment. 'We missed it,' another neighbor, Rock Foreman, added. 'Like, if we just lounged around a little bit longer, we would've been right here when it happened.' A Penske spokesperson confirmed to ABC7 that a customer had been renting the truck to move household and personal items. The truck rental company is now cooperating fully with the ongoing investigation. 'Penske will cooperate fully with any further investigation by law enforcement. Under Penske's rental agreement, explosive, flammable or otherwise hazardous materials should not be transported in a consumer rental moving truck,' a spokesperson told the outlet.
1News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- 1News
Scott McLaughlin crashes out of Indy 500 before start
Roger Penske delivered a forceful command for drivers to start their engines at the Indianapolis 500 after the most trying of weeks for his own race team, only to watch Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin crash out before it even began. McLaughlin was warming up his tires on the parade laps when he lost control and hit the inside retaining wall. 'I have no idea what happened,' said McLaughlin, one of the pre-race favourites despite an earlier wreck in practice, who climbed from his car, cradled his helmeted head in his hands and appeared to be nearly inconsolable on the infield grass. 'Just really upset for my team,' he said. 'They built me a fantastic car again. I'm really sorry to my sponsors, my fans, my family. I don't know what happened. I can't believe we're out of the race. I had so much hope today. It's the worst moment of my life.' Scott McLaughlin crashes before the start of the Indy 500 (Source: Getty) ADVERTISEMENT Penske, who also owns IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500, had been scarce in public since qualifying weekend, when the cars of two-time defending winner Josef Newgarden and former winner Will Power were found to have an illegally modified part. Both were penalized and sent to the rear of the 33-car starting grid. Penske went even further after the second scandal to engulf his team in just over a year, firing team president Tim Cindric and Team Penske officials Ron Ruzewski and Kyle Moyer, who had served as the strategist on McLaughlin's car. McLaughlin did not have the illegally modified part on the car that he wrecked in the final round of qualifying. The start of the 109th running of the Indy 500 was delayed when a cloud of light rain that passed over the speedway, where a crowd of about 350,000 people had arrived early and packed the sold-out grandstands. Trucks with huge dryers were sent onto the track, and it was declared ready by race control after a delay of about 35 minutes. "I can't believe we're out of the race. I had so much hope today. It's the worst moment of my life," McLaughlin said. (Source: SKY) Penske received a warm ovation when he finally stepped to the microphone and delivered the starting command. McLaughlin, who was starting on the inside of the fourth row, was swerving back and forth across the track to warm up his tires when his car suddenly kicked left at the end of the front stretch. It slammed into the inner barrier, destroying his suspension and ending the race he wants to win more than any other before it had even started. It was reminiscent of the 1992 Indianapolis 500, when pole-sitter Roberto Guerrero spun out and crashed while trying to warm up his tires during the parade laps. And just like McLaughlin, he was unable to take the green flag to start the race. 'I know it's probably dramatic,' McLaughlin said after leaving the infield care centre, 'but it's just like — I put so much into the race. Everyone does. And I didn't even get to see the green flag.'
