bystanders are threatened by another out-of-control vehicle. may 30, 2012. 1:30 in little canada, minnesota. chuck belland has just taken a break at his repair shop and took a break at gordie s. chuck was right there. and then had you jackie, jim, keith and sandy. as usual, pat is tending bar. i make a good long island iced tea, a good bloody mary. two security cameras capture what happens next. all of a sudden, the whole bar exploded. i went flying in the air. a truck going 70 miles an
there was a lady sitting here, and she was hung up on the beer tap. there is the smell of gasoline, and the sound of the truck still in gear. the thing was running wide open, smoke coming off the rear wheels. chuck belland knows from his experience as a mechanic that the engine is in danger of exploding at any time. kicking chairs and tables away and there is a big power cable right in front of the passenger side. belland steps on the high-voltage cable after the utility pole was drug in. the woman in the driver s seat in shock, her foot jammed against the accelerator. we didn t know if the bar was going to burn up, we didn t know what was going to happen. jim is in the backyard behind the bar.
i landed half in the kitchen. i picked myself up, found my glasses and i heard one guy yelling for help. the customer next to her is still sitting in his chair in a sea of debris. chuck belland is at the other end of the bar. slow the video down, you can see a table, just cleared the top of my head. karl is sitting next to belland. if you look in the video, i am the guy under a tan jacket, and you lose me in the cloud of debris. the bar is accordioned against the front wall and two other patrons are pinned against the bar, trapped beneath the rubble. i started checking myself out, stood up and the next reaction was, okay, who is hurt? who is bleeding out? so i looked over.
out, stood up and the next reaction was, okay, who is hurt? who is bleeding out? so i looked over. there was a lady sitting here, and she was hung up on the beer tap. there is the smell of gasoline, and the sound of the truck still in gear. the thing was running wide open, smoke coming off the rear wheels. chuck belland knows from his experience as a mechanic that the engine is in danger of exploding at any time. kicking chairs and tables away ask got to the truck and there was a big power cable right across the door of the truck on the passenger side. belland risks his life to step on the high-voltage cable the truck dragged in after hitting the utility pole and he s praying it isn t frayed. the woman in the driver s seat in shock, her foot jammed against the accelerator. we didn t know if the bar was going to burn, blow up.
thousands of miles away, bystanders are threatened by another out-of-control vehicle. may 30, 2012. 1:30 in little canada, minnesota. chuck belland has just taken a break at his auto repair shop and joins regulars at their usual spots at gordie s. chuck was right there. carl was right there and then you had jackie, jim, keith and sandy. as usual, pat is tending bar. i make a good long island tea, and i make a good bloody mary. two security cameras capture what happens next. all of a sudden, the whole bar exploded.