Firefighters watch as huge flames rise from an overturned tank truck that burned along Route 27 near the Old Town Kayak business in Belgrade on Wednesday.

Thick black smoke could be seen for miles as flames rise from an overturned tank truck that burned along Route 27 in Belgrade on Wednesday.

Emergency crews respond to a fuel tanker truck fire and explosion on Route 27 in Belgrade Wednesday morning.

A firefighter stands back as huge flames rise from an overturned tank truck that burned along Route 27 in Belgrade on Wednesday.