ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.—A tanker carrying gasoline lost control, crashed into a vacant building, and burst into flames on Long Island early Wednesday, injuring the truck driver and three firefighters who responded, authorities said. In a video posted to Twitter, thick black smoke was seen billowing from the Rockville Centre building, which was fully engulfed in flames, while firefighters worked to put out the blaze. WNBC-TV reported that Chief Fire Marshal James Avondet said authorities received a call about 1:10 a.m. The roughly 13,000-gallon (59,100-litre) tanker crashed into a vacant La-Z-Boy showroom at North Center Avenue and Sunrise Highway, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of New York City, and spread to another building and the street. “When I came here, there was fire everywhere, the streets, the tanker, the two buildings, and when I looked down Sunrise Highway, there was fire coming out of seven or eight manhole covers,” Avondet …
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