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Tanker catches fire at gas station in Nashville

Associated Press - March 9, 2010 11:05 AM ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A fire involving a gasoline tanker truck at a convenience store has injured at least one person in Nashville.

Maggie Lawrence, a spokeswoman for the Nashville Fire Department, said the incident occurred Tuesday morning at a Raceway station near Nashville International Airport.

WSMV-TV reported a 68-year-old driver was burned and had been taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Lawrence said the tanker was not full of fuel at the time of the fire and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Information from: WSMV-TV, http://www.wsmv.com/

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