Lorusso explained the tanks will contain a mix of sand, stone and liquid asphalt. The mixture’s flash point, i.e. flammable temperature, is 250 degrees, he said. In comparison, household heating fuel ...

Lewiston fire marshal says leak from ‘typical 5-gallon tank’ was the source of Saturday morning explosion that killed one person ...

COLUMBIA — The top of a flammable liquid tank flew off near a closed gas station on Boone County Route K south of Columbia on Monday afternoon, according to a Boone County Fire Protection District ...