OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have released the 911 calls that alerted first responders to a fuel tanker that overturned in an Oakland Park neighborhood on Tuesday.
The incident happened along the 5300 block of North Andrews Avenue, at around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, and the series of calls prompted a swift response from Oakland Park Fire Rescue.
The first caller told police he was asleep and woke up when he heard a loud explosion. He also said that there was a big truck outside and noted that it was upside down and people were inside.
“When did this happen?” a 911 dispatcher is heard asking.
“Right now, right now. I was sleeping and I hear a big explosion,” the caller said. “There are people trying to get out the car right now. I don’t know what kind of truck it is. It’s some kind of semi-truck or whatever, rollover, and I think it hit the house.”
More calls would come in that morning, and 7News spoke with another caller, Lisset Pino, on the day of the incident. She recalled the moment she went outside.
“We went outside to see, and it smelled like a lot of gas,” she said. “There was gas spilled on the ground. I smelled it a lot. We had to evacuate.”
A Ring camera captured the tanker, which was transporting 1,110 gallons of fuel and carrying 200 gallons of its own fuel, as it overturned and wedged itself directly in between two homes, missing the houses by a few feet.
A neighbor and a garbage truck driver came to the aid of the fuel truck driver and helped him escape the vehicle.
While the fuel tank did not rupture from the crash, there was a minor gas leak. Firefighters used foam to contain the spill.
Crews were also tasked with offloading the fuel from the tanker and getting it in an upright position so it could be towed away from the scene.
It appeared that the truck pushed a tree into one of the homes during the crash. The house will need to be repaired.
The truck driver was transported to an area hospital for minor injuries and is expected to be OK.
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