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Bristol, virginia. when he arrives on scene with his dashcam rolling, flames are visible on the right side of the undercarriage. >> i noticed the operator of the truck was standing about 30 feet to the right of the tanker. i ran up to him and asked him what was he hauling? he said it was empty. i said, what was it hauling? he said that it's a gas tanker. and at that point, i knew that the situation got worse because i know that an empty gas tanker is more dangerous than a full gas tanker. >> even though the tank is empty, gasoline vapor remains inside. gasoline is flammable, but the vapors are...
>> i asked the operator whether or not he could separate his cab from the tanker and he said he tried but he couldn't. can you separate it? >> no way. i cannot. >> fearing for their lives, trooper lauer and the driver take cover behind the police cruiser out of view of the dashcam. they hope the fire department arrives before it's too late. lieutenant brian wimper, his brother jeff and firefighter janet evans respond from the bristol fire department. >> when we arrived on scene, the rear tires of the truck was on fire. at that point, we didn't know how long the fire had been burning or how lon...
Trooper lauer and the driver take cover behind the police cruiser out of view of the dashcam. they hope the fire department arrives before it's too late. lieutenant brian, his brother, jeff, and firefighter janet evans respond from the bristol fire department. >> when we arrived on scene, the rear tires of the truck was on fire. at that point, we didn't know how long the fire had been burning or how long it'd been exposing the aluminum tank. being aluminum, it has a failing point rather quickly. >> the lieutenant and his crew decide to park in front of the burning tanker and for good reason. >...
To a tanker in trouble outside bristol, virginia. when he arrives on scene with his dashcam rolling, flames are visible on the right side of the undercarriage. >> i noticed the operator of the truck was standing about 30 feet to the right of the tanker. i ran up to him and asked him what was he hauling? he said it was empty. i said, what was it hauling? he said that it's a gas tanker. and at that point, i knew that the situation got worse because i know that an empty gas tanker is more dangerous than a full gas tanker. >> even though the tank is empty, gasoline vapor remains inside. gasoline i...