Video: Tanker explosion kills five in China A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas overturned and exploded on a major highway in central China's Hunan province on Saturday, killing five people, including three fire-fighters, state media reported. The tanker was still burning on Sunday afternoon. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the tanker leaked around 20 tons of liquefied natural gas. Seven vehicles including two fire trucks were destroyed in the blast, it added. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.