An 18-wheel fuel tanker crashed into another vehicle, toppled power lines, then burst into flames outside Fort Worth early Sunday morning, according to local authorities.
The truck was carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline at the time of the collision.
“The driver of the 18-wheeler was trying to do everything he could to keep the gas from draining into the parking lot of the Valero gas station when it lit off,” said Craig Trojacek, a Fort Worth fire department spokesperson.
Firefighters doused the flame with water and built dams of sand to contain the fuel runoff, according to CBS News. It took about six hours to put out the fire and clean up the area.
The driver was hospitalized with burns, Trojacek said, and is in critical condition.