Massive Tanker Fire in Central Phoenix

Two men were severely burned in an oil-fed tanker fire in the area of 24th and Jefferson streets just north of the airport Monday morning. A huge plume of thick black smoke poured off the fire and was visible for miles. That smoke caused Sky Harbor to close its two north runways and divert planes to the south runways. The first 911 call came in at 7:04 a.m. The call was quickly escalated to a second-alarm assignment, which means more fire crews were sent to the scene.