2016News

Ambulance blows up

A gas explosion caused a private ambulance to burst into flames at 8.40am on Km 9 of the Duarte Highway in Santo Domingo. The ambulance, which belonged to the San Antonio de Herrera funeral home, was running on propane gas. Once the driver, Juan Beltre smelled smoke he stopped and got out the vehicle leaving a dead body in a coffin on board. It is not yet known whether the fire was caused by a gas leak.

Beltre called the local firefighters, who managed to extinguish the fire.

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