Trucks carrying butane, fireworks catch fire in Lehigh Valley

EAST ALLEN TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- Firefighters in the Lehigh Valley had an explosive situation on their hands Thursday.

A tractor trailer containing 5,000 pounds of butane caught fire in East Allen Township, igniting two other trucks filled with fireworks.

The flames quickly spread to a nearby building.

It took firefighters more than two and a half hours to get the fire under control.

Nobody was hurt.

There was no immediate word as to what sparked the fire.

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