Tanker crash sparks massive fire one witness said sent flames shooting 60 feet in the air
CBSN
A gasoline truck crashed into a building and sparked a massive fire overnight in the New York City suburb of Rockville Centre, on Long Island.
Officials said the driver was rushed to a hospital along with two firefighters. There was no initial word on their condition, CBS New York said. A third firefighter was hurt, as well.
Rockville Centre Fire Chief of Department James Avondet told the station it was as bright as day when he arrived at the scene because gasoline was burning.
Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.