Ethanol tanker erupts in fire following collision

HORICON - A tanker truck carrying ethanol has erupted in a huge ball of flames after colliding with a car on a highway in Dodge County.

Sheriff Dale Schmidt says flames reached 20 to 40 feet in the air after the tanker rolled over on Highway 33 and caught fire about 8:30 a.m. Thursday near Horicon.

The driver of the semi escaped the burning tanker with minor injuries. Schmidt says the driver of the car was seriously injured and taken by medical helicopter to the hospital.

Full story: WJFW

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