Kutahya, Turkey:
A tanker carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas exploded on a highway in western Turkey on Tuesday, injuring 21 people according to a local governor.
Governor Kenan Ciftci of the Kutahya province says the blast was caused by a gas leak on the truck.
The Dogan news agency broadcast amateur mobile phone video of the blast as a massive fireball filled the sky.
The pictures show people being knocked to the ground by the force of the explosion.
Daylight pictures showed a huge crater in the road, damaged vehicles, including a burned out bus and a badly damaged house.
Ciftci said three firefighters were among the wounded, adding that some of the injured were suffering from smoke inhalation.
Governor Kenan Ciftci of the Kutahya province says the blast was caused by a gas leak on the truck.
The Dogan news agency broadcast amateur mobile phone video of the blast as a massive fireball filled the sky.
The pictures show people being knocked to the ground by the force of the explosion.
Daylight pictures showed a huge crater in the road, damaged vehicles, including a burned out bus and a badly damaged house.
Ciftci said three firefighters were among the wounded, adding that some of the injured were suffering from smoke inhalation.
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