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Fireball on the Turnpike: Truck with over 240 propane tanks explodes in St. Lucie Co.<\/p>\n
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 An early morning blaze transformed a stretch of the Florida Turnpike into a chaotic scene as firefighters battled a commercial vehicle fire engulfing a truck loaded with over 240 propane tanks.<\/p>\n
The St. Lucie County Fire District said that the fire occurred at 6:05 a.m. Wednesday at mile marker 168 in Fort Pierce, between the Fort Drum Service Plaza and the Port St. Lucie\u2013Fort Pierce Service Plaza on the Florida Turnpike, where a truck was transporting the propane tanks.<\/p>\n
Upon arrival, firefighters reported finding a challenging situation with multiple propane tanks venting and exploding.<\/p>\n
In response to the conditions, all lanes of the Florida Turnpike were shut down to ensure the safety of both the firefighters on the scene and passing motorists.<\/p>\n
Read the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Police say a fight between mothers ended with gunfire in Boynton Beach<\/p>\n BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A late-night argument between two women escalated into gunfire inside a Boynton Beach apartment, leaving one woman shot and triggering a multi-agency search for a missing child, according to police.<\/p>\n Justice Taneisha Guyton, 26, surrendered to the Boynton Beach Police Department on Thursday, hours after investigators say she shot 26-year-old La\u2019Shay Lee during a physical altercation.<\/p>\n Guyton is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and shooting into an occupied dwelling. She is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail on a $100,000 bond and has been ordered to have no contact with the victim.<\/p>\n Court records show her contact with her child is limited to phone calls, pending approval from the Florida Department of Children and Families.<\/p>\n Read the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Driver trapped, airlifted after violent crash near I-95 in Hobe Sound<\/p>\n HOBE SOUND, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Firefighters had to cut off a car\u2019s roof Tuesday morning to rescue a trapped driver after a violent crash near SE Bridge Road and I-95.<\/p>\n Firefighters with the Martin County Fire Rescue say they responded to a multi-vehicle crash just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday near SE Bridge Road near I-95.<\/p>\n The crash happened in the same vicinity as the deadly crash that killed two teens in Hobe Sound on Friday night, according to previous reports.<\/p>\n The crash reportedly resulted in a complex rescue operation due to a driver being trapped in their vehicle.<\/p>\n Read the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Two members of PBSO disciplined after losing their guns<\/p>\n WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Two members of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office have been disciplined after losing their PBSO-issued firearms.<\/p>\n Two recently closed PBSO Internal Affairs investigations reveal that a PBSO undercover agent and a PBSO deputy lost their guns.<\/p>\n PBSO Undercover Agent, whose name is redacted in the IA report, carelessly handled and lost his narcotics undercover wallet and his PBSO-issued Glock 43X MOS handgun.<\/p>\n The wallet contained a secondary driver’s license, a PBSO-issued Wells Fargo debit card, and $300 in investigative funds.<\/p>\n