«Breaking News» Two women are injured after a gas tanker EXPLODES in Los Angeles

Two women had to be rushed to hospital after a leaking gas tanker exploded in Los Angeles on Saturday, sending manhole covers flying.

Flames belched from storm drains while locals described seeing a 'tornado of fire' and said they feared an earthquake had struck after the blast around 7.45am.

It took dozens of firefighters two hours to extinguish the blaze, but only after it had torched a family home next to the storage yard where the tanker had been sitting.

Dozens of firefighters spent two hours extinguishing a burning gas tanker after it suddenly exploded around 7.45am Saturday in central Los Angeles 

Locals described seeing a 'tornado of fire' and storm drains belching flames after gas which was leaking from the tanker suddenly ignited 

Two women were hurt in the explosion, including one who suffered 30 per cent burns to her body, which also torched a neighboring family home 

One of the women suffered burns to 30 per cent of her body in the explosion, according to the LA Times, while another was cut by flying glass.

The explosion also caused a pall of thick black smoke to rise over the city, which eventually blew out to sea. 

Crews responding to reports of a gas smell found the tanker fully engulfed and then were forced back by the force of the blast, officials said. 

Initially it was thought to be a natural gas explosion but authorities later determined it was 'a 9,000-gallon gasoline tanker that was leaking,' LAFD said on its website.

A thick black pall of smoke was left lingering over Los Angeles as the blaze raged early on Saturday, before blowing out to sea

Fire chiefs say the tanker should not have been on the storage lot where it exploded, adding that the incident is now under investigation 

The blast was so strong that it threw a manhole cover into the air (pictured) which split into two pieces as it hit the ground 

'The fumes came into contact with an unknown ignition source and exploded into flames,' LAFD said.

'Fire was coming from a storm drain and a leaking tanker,' firefighter Nicholas Prange added.

The smoldering tank, which was in a storage yard, lay on its side with one end blown wide open after the flames were extinguished.

Officials didn't immediately know how much gas was originally inside the tank.

The leak and subsequent explosion are under investigation.

'I can tell you — that sized tanker should not have been in that lot,' Los Angeles fire Assistant Chief Jaime Moore said. 

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Main photo article Two women had to be rushed to hospital after a leaking gas tanker exploded in Los Angeles on Saturday, sending manhole covers flying.
Flames belched from storm drains while locals described seeing a ‘tornado of fire’ and said they feared an earthquake had struck after the blast...

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