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Incident reported at 97th Pl & Horace Harding Expy.

Citizen user video shows what appears to be an enormous vehicle fire on I-495.

Firefighters have transmitted a second alarm, requesting additional personnel and resources to the scene.

Fire units advise the propane tanks on the truck are the source of the fire.

A Citizen user's video shows several EMS units on the scene.

The highway is being closed to continued propane tank explosions.

Five police units have been requested as traffic control in the surrounding area.

Fire units advise drivers to use caution and avoid the eastbound Long Island Expressway as the area is unsafe.

Propane tanks are still being collected by on-scene firefighters.