THIS is the shocking moment a three-car pile-up caused a burning SUV to smash into a Domino’s pizza store causing a devastating explosion.
Three people were injured and evacuation orders were issued after the terrifying incident at a strip mall in Herriman, Utah, on Saturday night.
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The explosion blew up the building after the SUV hit a gas lineReuters
Three people were injured in the shocking incident sparked by a three-vehicle accidentTwitter
The explosion tore through the building occupied by several businesses after the vehicle hit a gas line, a Unified Fire Authority spokesperson said.
As well as damaging a Domino’s, a Jimmy John’s sandwich shop and a Supercuts barber shop were also impacted.
Crews were called to the scene around 10:15 pm local time to a three-vehicle accident that caused one to smash into the strip mall.
Shocking footage shows the moment the explosion tore the roof off the building, lighting up the night sky and sending debris into the air before plunging everything back into darkness.
Taking to X, locals who captured the incident were left stunned.
“Crazy night! I pray everybody got out but we witnessed this as the car slammed into the Domino’s pizza and the whole damn building blew up!” resident Dave Young wrote.
“I was maybe 100 feet away and it took my breath away as the mushroom cloud exploded! Unreal,” he added.
Alongside the post he shared videos taken seconds after impact showing the extent of the horrifying blaze.
Over 60 firefighters from Unified Fire, South Jordan, West Jordan, West Valley City, Sandy and Draper Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene, a spokesperson told The Salt Lake Tribune.
They continued working through the night into Sunday morning to quash the blaze.
Those who were injured in the incident were taken to nearby hospitals with their conditions currently unknown.
According to ABC News affiliate KTVX-TV, the three injured were the drivers of each of the vehicles with the conditions of their passengers not released.
One vehicle had a 70-year-old driver and a 72-year-old male passenger, per the outlet.
Another reportedly had a teenage learner driver with several passengers and the third had a single 26-year-old male driver.
No members of law enforcement or the fire services were harmed, officials have said.
A spokesperson from Unified Fire shared on X how two heroic witnesses rushed to help those trapped in the burning SUV.
“Two courageous bystanders risked their lives to rescue the driver and passenger from the burning vehicle just moments before it was engulfed in flames,” they wrote on X.
Josh Lee with Riverton City told KTVX-TV that all occupants of the businesses were able to flee the building before the explosion.
Officials evacuated nearby residents after the incident sparked a gas leak which has now been contained.
Local residents have been evacuated from the areaReuters
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The cause of the crash is under investigation and all evacuation orders have been lifted.
The U.S. Sun has reached to the Herriman Police Department for an update.
SENDING PRAYERS
Herriman City Mayor Lorin Palmer wrote the following statement on Facebook:
“Our thoughts are with all of those affected by the tragedy on 134th South tonight.
“To those involved in the accident, to those businesses affected by the fire, and to the employees that were on scene…we are thinking of you!
“Thank you to those first responders that handled such a crazy scene with such professionalism!
“We have amazing teams that are the best at what they do!
“And to the dozens of residents that reached out offering to open their homes or to volunteer at an evacuation center…thank you!
“I love how we respond to these unfortunate events in our city…we truly live in a great community!
“Prayers again to all involved tonight!”
The gas leak has since been contained and evacuation orders liftedReuters
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