Tuesday afternoon a truck parked in the alley behind Chicago Street Rentals was the victim of an acetylene explosion. According to Lincoln Fire Department Chief Mark Miller, a tank full of the gas used in welding and cutting metal developed a leak. A fire was ignited when the owner of the truck was reaching for something in the back of the truck bed and a spark flew. Firefighters knocked down the worst of the flames, but according to Miller, they were allowing the tank to burn in a controlled fire until all the gas has been spent. Firefighters were assigned to watch the vehicle, and as late as 8 p.m. Tuesday, they were still monitoring the slow burn of gas from the tank.

Photo by Curt Fox  (Click on image for larger version.)

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