Taco Truck Goes Up In Flames At Stockton Gas Station
STOCKTON (CBS13) – A taco truck caught fire as employees were attempting to fill its propane tanks at a Stockton gas station prompting an evacuation and a lockdown at a nearby school, according to authorities.
The fire broke out at the Chevron gas station at March Lane and Bianchi Lane around 9:50 a.m.
Apparently, workers had just filled a 50 gallon tank on the taco truck with propane from a 500 gallon tank at the gas station. The workers were attempting to get some air out of the lines when some propane escaped and was ignited by a pilot light still burning in the truck.
When the truck burst into flames, the gas station and immediate areas were evacuated. A nearby elementary school brought kids in off the playground and went into a brief lockdown as a precaution.
Fire fighters arrived putting out the fire on the truck and cooling down the 500 gallon propane tank which did not burn.
There are no reports of injuries.
