Atascocita explosion: Man burned in truck blast, Harris Co. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez mentioned his deputies have been referred to as to the 20900 block of Greenfield Path in Atascocita for a reported automobile on hearth and explosion.

In response to the sheriff, a person left a residence after an argument together with his girlfriend when he acquired into his truck that then erupted into flames and exploded. The truck got here to relaxation in a neighbor’s yard.

The male exited the truck and collapsed, Gonzalez mentioned.

The sufferer, who was not instantly recognized, was transported by LifeFlight to a hospital in important situation.

Harris County Hearth Marshal’s Workplace mentioned the fireplace was decided to be unintentional, including the sufferer was refilling a butane lighter and smoking, inflicting the vapors from the butane to ignite.

SkyEye flying over the scene captured the burned remnants of the pickup. Gonzalez mentioned the truck is taken into account fully burned.