WATCH: Truck Carrying Deodorant Cans Explodes At Oklahoma Truck Stop

By Anna Gallegos

August 9, 2021

Spraying aerosol can isolated in black
Photo: Getty Images

A truck stop outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma ended up smelling quite nice after an explosion on Friday morning.

A semi-truck driver pulled into a Love's Travel Stop in Big Cabin (60 miles northeast of Tulsa) at 5 a.m. after having issues with the truck's brakes.

The brake problems caused the truck's tires to catch on fire. The driver tried to put out the flames but was unable to stop the fire from spreading to the truck's trailer, which had 27,000 pounds of women's aerosol deodorant.

“When it looks like roman candles going off and you’re walking through everything, it looks like a warzone. Especially at 5 in the morning,” Big Cabin Fire Chief Kevin Oakley told FOX 23.

The blaze caused the deodorant cans to explode like fireworks, which could be seen for miles. The cans went flying and even hit the fire trucks responding to the scene.

The fire also spread to a nearby building, but fire crews were able to put out the flames before the building was badly damaged.

Amazingly, no one was injured, but the trailer was a total loss.

Despite all of the damage to the area, reporter Scott Martin said that "the scene smelled lovely."

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