Horrifying moment huge gas tanker EXPLODES sending massive fireball blasting into the sky on busy road

THIS is the shocking moment a huge fireball was blasted into the sky after a gas tanker exploded on a highway in Italy.

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"That was one of the best I've seen and likely the best I've ever caught on camera," Wright boasted on Facebook.

Watch: Huge fireball as tanker explodes on Italian motorway

The vehicle had earlier been involved in a crash and everyone in the surrounding area was safely evacuated before the blast.

Watch: Massive fireball erupts after fuel tanker explodes in Italy's Teano

Video footage circulating on social media showed the moment of the blast, with a fireball rising into the sky above the road.

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