A tanker truck driver and passenger escaped serious injury Wednesday morning when their truck caught fire and exploded at a jet fuel terminal in Euless.
The fire was located at the west end of the Flint Hills Resources fuel terminal, along the 12500 block of Trinity Boulevard, near the intersection of Trinity and Collins Street.
The tanker truck was destroyed in the fire and explosion, the cause of which remains under investigation.
A statement from Flint Hills Resources said the truck's driver and passenger evacuated before the truck exploded and that there were no significant injuries to report.
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Witnesses reported seeing a dark plume of smoke rising from the facility at about 10:40 a.m.
The company thanked firefighters from the Euless and Fort Worth fire departments for their prompt response in dousing the fire and said a damage assessment is underway.
The company said the terminal will remain closed until they can safely resume operations.
