NEW YORK (1010 WINS/AP) -- A tanker truck, loaded with 9,000 gallons of gasoline, overturned and burst into flames in Queens, killing the driver.
A Fire Department spokesman said 285 firefighters from specialized units citywide responded to the fire, caused when the truck overturned on an entrance ramp to the northbound Van Wyck Expressway shortly after noon Monday.
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Several tanks of the truck exploded, sending black smoke and flames into the air around South Ozone Park, Queens, near John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Firefighters used thousands of gallons of foam to smother the high-intensity fire before it was brought under control at about 3 p.m. Officials said about half the 9,000 gallons of gas burned.
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