Turns out lighting a smoke in an SUV filled with propane tanks is a really bad idea. Jalopnik reported:
The incident happened on May 23 around 10 p.m. in the parking lot of a Van Nuys grocery story. Authorities arrived on scene and found the 4Runner completely destroyed, with debris all over the parking lot. It looked like it had been taken out by a missile strike. According to people who live in the area that spoke with CBS Los Angeles, the explosion was so loud it could be heard blocks away in all directions.
The sound of the explosion could be heard at least a few blocks away, according to a man who lives around the corner from the parking lot, who said it was “like an earthquake rattling the windows.”
“But it was gone as soon as it started,” said Ken Smith, adding that he looked out his window and saw his neighbors standing outside their home and looking around after the loud boom.”
