FRESNO, Calif. --
A tanker truck overturned in Atwater in central California, causing a large fire near the freeway.According to a Cal Fire official, a tanker truck ran off Highway 99, crashed, and exploded into flames. CHP said the driver of the tanker died at the scene.
CHP says the tanker truck driver is dead, the only known death here. Applegate exit off 99 closed for two days. #AtwaterFire @ABC30 pic.twitter.com/mMzQddYuhR
— Corin Hoggard (@corinhoggard) May 23, 2017
This is what's left of the tanker truck that burned in #Atwater Ca. @ABC30 @corinhoggard pic.twitter.com/FqzEvEPkdH
— Sam Photog (@Sagl123) May 23, 2017
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