CCTV has captured the horrifying moment an ethanol tanker flipped on a highway and set fire to 25 vehicles.
The incident occurred on Sunday (6 April) after the truck loaded overturned and exploded.
In the video, the vehicle can be seen approaching a corner on a highway.
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It topples onto its side and slides down the road, as reported by Need To Know.
The spill of ethanol hits the pavement and immediately catches fire, setting cars alight on the opposite side of the road.
In another clip shared to X, a passerby films the damage.
Cars can be seen burning a grey smoke, with rubble along the roads.
In total, 22 cars and three trucks were affected, and five people were injured.
The truck driver’s wife was in the vehicle and both suffered burns to their arms and legs.
Firefighters from several cities arrived to control the fire, and a vehicle with explosives was removed from the area.
The incident closed the highway in both directions, and there is no news on when it will reopen.
The incident happened in Santa Catarina, Brazil, at around 1:30 pm.
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