ORLANDO, Fla. — A husband and wife are in the hospital with burn injuries after a propane tank exploded in their car in front of the Orange County Fairgrounds Sunday afternoon, officials with the Orlando Police Department said.
Police said the couple was transporting a BBQ grill inside a Kia Sorrento SUV with a propane tank attached on Colonial Drive near the intersection with Pete Parrish Boulevard in Orlando.
The tank exploded after the driver’s wife lit a cigarette in the car around 3:25 p.m., police said.
According to police, the propane tank was open and the grill was turned on.
The Kia Sorrento continued traveling west on Colonial until it crashed into a pole, according to police.
The couple’s injuries are not life-threatening, police said.
The vehicle was severely damaged.