WATCH: Truck Carrying Deodorant Cans Explodes At Oklahoma Truck Stop
By Anna Gallegos
August 9, 2021
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.
VIDEO: A trucker shared this video with me. INCREDIBLE video of the explosions. Deodorant aerosol cans were popping off like fireworks. @FOX23 pic.twitter.com/7ek2ZNfzjB
— Scott Martin (@SMartinFOX23) August 6, 2021
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."
#BREAKING I just got to Big Cabin. The fire chief tells me it was one truck that exploded. He said it was a massive explosion. It was a truck loaded with aerosol cans. That’s the debris you see scattered on the ground. No one was hurt. @FOX23 pic.twitter.com/g6z292IeHP
— Scott Martin (@SMartinFOX23) August 6, 2021