Truck Driver's Quick Thinking Averts Gas Station Disaster

0:00Early Sunday morning in Fort Worth, Texas, a passenger car smashed into a big rig tank or hauling 9,000 gallons of gasoline at Trinity, boulevard in Highway 360. The crash ignited a massive blaze that burned for hours, putting the truck driver in critical condition with severe burns, firefighters hit the scene fast, calling in hazardous materials teams to contain the flames. The impact knocked down power lines nearby, making things even riskier as sparks flew everywhere. The driver, behind the wheel of that 18 wheeler, jumped into action trying to deploy gear to keep the fire from jumping to a gas station parking, lot just feet away. That's when the gasoline around him caught fire, likely from those live wires. No one else got hurt, and officials from the Fort Worth Fire Department are piecing together exactly what went down. The tankers load made this a nightmare scenario, but quick response stuff worse damage. This close call shines a light on how one split second decision on the road can turn deadly drivers, stay sharp out there.

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