Two food truck employees suffered burns after a gas leak caused an explosion inside their vehicle at the Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival in Pittsboro on Thursday afternoon.
A release from the Chatham County government confirmed Fire Marshal Billy Judson is investigating the incident, which happened around 12:30 p.m. and was caused by a propane gas leak in the truck. An initial review determined the fire was isolated to the food truck and Shakori Hills staff acted quickly to grab fire extinguishers to help with the flames before emergency personnel arrived on the scene. Photos shared by the county showed a scorched interior of the vehicle covered in fire extinguisher residue. WRAL’s helicopter camera gathered footage of first responders gathered around a food truck for Stuffyman’s Vegan Stuff shortly after the explosion.
According to the release, the two injured workers were transported to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill for further treatment.
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