Tanker Driver Killed in Deadly Bronx Blaze

Oct. 5, 2005
Nearly a dozen parked cars caught fire as the flames spread down the block.

October 5, 2005 -- Nearly a dozen parked cars caught fire as the flames spread down the block.

The driver of a fuel tanker was killed yesterday when his truck flipped over and burst into flames on busy Bruckner Boulevard in The Bronx.

The tanker fell onto its side and caught fire after hitting a retaining wall, sending plumes of smoke high into the air around Hunts Point and blocking traffic for miles.

The driver, Harbey Mu

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