Investigators look for cause of tanker truck explosion

Investigators look for cause of tanker truck explosion
10/8/07

TACOMA, Wash. Investigators say it could take days to determine what caused a propane tanker truck to explode, igniting a massive fireball that shut down a highway, cut power to thousands and injured four.
The initial explosion happened while a delivery truck loaded with about 8,000 gallons of propane exploded at Atlas Castings and Technology near the intersection of Interstate 5 and State Highway 16 around 3 p.m. Saturday, State Patrol Trooper Brady Kessler said.
The truck driver, identified as Charles McDonald, 64, remained in critical condition Sunday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Three men who were taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma were treated for minor injuries and released.
An Atlas executive said the company had accounted for all 32 employees who were working at the plant on Saturday.
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