Jaw-dropping moment a truck explodes on sleepy residential street in Illinois
Shocking Ring doorbell footage captured the terrifying moment the Penske rental truck blew up on North Wood Dale Road in Addison, Illinois, at around 8:45am on Saturday morning.
The explosion created a massive shockwave that damaged multiple homes in the neighborhood - but miraculously claimed no lives.
The dramatic video shows the large vehicle driving through the residential neighborhood when suddenly smoke begins billowing from the truck before a massive explosion sends debris flying through the air within seconds.
The driver miraculously managed to walk away from the dramatic blast with only minor injuries.
Emergency crews from the Addison Fire Protection District and Addison Police Department rushed to the scene to find a 'large debris field' scattered across the suburban street.
Investigators working with the DuPage County Bomb Squad and ATF quickly determined there was 'no indication of anything suspicious.'
They incident was ruled as an accident caused by a leaking propane tank in the back of the truck.
'The crash/explosion has been investigated by Addison Police along with the assistance of the DuPage County Bomb Squad and ATF,' they wrote in the statement.
'There is no indication of anything suspicious, and the incident has been ruled as an accident caused by a propane tank leaking into the truck.'
'The explosion damaged a few homes in the area however nobody was injured other than the driver who sustained minor injuries. Crews from Addison Public Works and DuPage County are cleaning up the area now, and the roadway should be opened within the next few hours. '
The explosion damaged several nearby homes.
'Probably about a block, two-block long debris field of debris from the houses and the truck,' Addison Fire Protection District Chief Brock Herion told the outlet. 'The driver...was walking next to the truck when the crews pulled up.'
Neighbors reacted to the shocking explosion, saying it sounded like fireworks.
'I thought, 'Wow, they're starting early with the fireworks, this year, but that one sure seems to have a little extra punch,' neighbor Angelo Source told ABC6 of the startling moment.
'We missed it,' another neighbor, Rock Foreman, added. 'Like, if we just lounged around a little bit longer, we would've been right here when it happened.'
A Penske spokesperson confirmed to ABC7 that a customer had been renting the truck to move household and personal items.
The truck rental company is now cooperating fully with the ongoing investigation.
'Penske will cooperate fully with any further investigation by law enforcement. Under Penske's rental agreement, explosive, flammable or otherwise hazardous materials should not be transported in a consumer rental moving truck,' a spokesperson told the outlet.
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