Fire crews from multiple departments; including Pinellas Park, Largo, Seminole, St. Petersburg and the St. Petersburg-Cleawater International Airport, responded to the incident, and it took well over an hour for the fire to be extinguished. Both drivers were transported to area hospitals; with the driver of the tanker truck suffering second and third-degree burns throughout most of his body.
Firefighters from various departments, including Pinellas Park, Largo, Seminole, St. Petersburg, and the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, responded to the incident. It took more than an hour for the fire to be extinguished. Both drivers were transported to area hospitals; the tanker truck driver suffered severe burns across his body.