A car and tanker carrying gas on Friday crashed near Payson causing a massive plume of flames and black smoke on SR 87 just before 6 p.m. The footage from the scene is chilling.
"The decision was quickly made to allow the gasoline to burn off and put all efforts into controlling the vegetation fire. There were no injuries to responders," the department said.As a result of the fire, a wildfire broke out, dubbed the Tanker Fire, and is just over 10 acres as of Saturday morning. It's 20% contained.
A man named Eric Aguiar who was driving on SR 87 when the crash happened said he and other drivers were stuck in traffic as the fire burned at least until 11 p.m. As of Saturday, traffic can still drive through the area in both directions, but there will be some delays as not all lanes are open., meaning to be ready to evacuate, in case the fire gets out of hand.Eric Aguiar shared footage of a massive fire that broke out near Payson on July 7 on SR 87 after fire officials say a tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gas was rear-ended by a car.
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