LIFESTYLE MATTERS (HTTP://LIFESTYLE.KMTR.COM/) <br />Fire ignites 500-gallon gas tank: 'That's a <br />spectacular explosion' <br />By News Staff <br />Published: Au° 7 2074 a[ 5:09 PM PDT (2Q]~0Q-BT009237) <br />Recommend <.99 <br />Tweet 0 <br />PHOTOS (/NEWS/LOCAL/FIRE-IGNITES-500-GALLON-GAS-TAh'R-THATS-A-SPECTACULAR-F3TLOSION- <br />270412321.HTML?TAB=GALLERY&C=Y) <br />EUGENE, Ore. - Flames 120 feet high and multiple explosion greeted firefighters as a fire destroyed a home and <br />other structures on the flanks of Spencer Butte on Thursday, <br />"There's ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir that are 120 feet tall that are <br />RELATED CONTENT burned to the top, so there were big flames and big fire initially," Battalion <br />Fire destroys home on Spencer Chief Scott Bishop said. "We heard multiple booms lots of explosions even <br />Butte, fills sky with smoke once we were on scene that went on for quite a while." <br />(http_//www. kmtr com <br />/news/local/Fire-in-south-Hills- One of the explosions came from a 500-gallon tank of liquefied petroleum <br />fills-sky-with-smoke- gas. <br />270375921-html) <br />"That's a spectacular explosion," Bishop said. 'It's very dangerous, and <br />we've got the debris field around it. <br />"We will investigate that thoroughly afterwards. 1 don't know if that was subsequent to the initial fire or played a <br />part in spreading the fire." <br />No injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation. <br />The fire destroyed several structures, vehicles and storage units. <br />"At least on structure fully involved, it looks like probably two or three smaller structures, also large vehicles, at <br />least a couple of buses, maybe a motorhome, lots of debris and stuffthat looked like it may have been stored up <br />over a period of years," Bishop said. <br />More than 60 firefighters worked to keep the fire from spreading. <br />"We hit it with what we call a blitz attack," Bishop said. "We applied most of our forces on the ground with all of <br />our machinary and equipment to keep the fire out of the surrounding timber. That was the primary; we call it a <br />Iof3 <br />Surve <br />Police shoot suspect after high-speed <br />chase: 1-5 SB closed in Salem <br />(http://wvvw.kmtr.com <br />hews/local/Police-involved-in-shooting <br />in-Salem-I-5-south bou nd-closed- <br />338151462.htmi) <br />Police investigate murder suicide at <br />North Eugene residence _ <br />(http://www.kmtr.com <br />/news/loca1/337775131.html) <br />IWAOM Toddler severely burned by scalding <br />water in toilet, says family <br />" (http://Www.kmtr.com <br />/news/national/Toddler-severely-burned- <br />by-scalding-water-in-toilet-says-family= <br />337821391.html) <br />Hay to smolder for days after fire burns <br />L+ barn. mill and equipment <br />(http://vvww.kmtr.com <br />/news/local/Fire-burns-barn-on- <br />Ki rk-Roa d-338010712. htm 1) <br />'This is a tragic day. Two families lost <br />loved ones' <br />(http://Www.kmtr.com <br />/new s]loca l /Th is-is-a-tra g i c-day-Two- <br />families-lost-loved-ones-338098422 html) <br />Most Popular <br />(/news/local/Fire-ignites-500-gallon-gas-tank-Thats-a-spectacular-explosion- <br />270412321.htm1?ta b=video&c=v) <br />A view of the fire from South Willamette Street <br />