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Mongolia: Footage Shows Moment Gas Truck Explodes And Fire Near Dunjingarav Market In Ulaanbaatar 2

A truck carrying 60 tons of liquefied natural gas exploded after crashing into a car near Dunjingarav market in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on early Wednesday morning, January 24. At least 6 people died, including 3 firefighters who were battling the initial blast when the truck crashed into a small car. The second, forceful explosion from a part of the truck killed the 3 firefighters. This clip shows the fire engulfing the truck and the moment of the ensuing blast.

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Mongolia: Footage Shows Moment Gas Truck Explodes And Fire Near Dunjingarav Market In Ulaanbaatar

A truck carrying 60 tons of liquefied natural gas exploded after crashing into a car near Dunjingarav market in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on early Wednesday morning, January 24. At least 6 people died, including 3 firefighters who were battling the initial blast when the truck crashed into a small car. The second, forceful explosion from a part of the truck killed the 3 firefighters. This clip shows the fire engulfing the truck and the moment of the ensuing blast.

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Former yokozuna Asashoryu, Mongolian prime minister

OSAKA, Japan - Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj (L), better known as former yokozuna Asashoryu, watches a sumo bout with his compatriot, Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold (R), at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 14, 2012.

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Japan, Mongolia premiers

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands in Tokyo on March 12, 2012. The two countries agreed to begin negotiating the fast-growing north Asian nation's first bilateral free trade agreement.

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Renewable energy projects in Mongolia

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (2nd from R) holds signed documents in Tokyo on March 12, 2012, after the company agreed to form a research firm in Mongolia in April 2012 with Mongolian investment firm Newcom Group to promote wind and solar power generation projects in the country. The new firm, Clean Energy Asia LLC., will select sites for wind and solar power projects in the Gobi desert and conduct feasibility studies for the projects. Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold (2nd from L) attended the document signing.

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Japan-Mongolia summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Mongolian Premier Sukhbaatar Batbold before a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2010. The two agreed to cooperate on resource development projects in Mongolia, including one on rare earths, during the meeting. (Pool photo)

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Kan meets Mongolian premier

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and his Mongolian counterpart Sukhbaatar Batbold shake hands as they meet in New York on Sept. 24, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-Mongolia summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Mongolian Premier Sukhbaatar Batbold before a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2010. The two agreed to cooperate on resource development projects in Mongolia, including one on rare earths, during the meeting. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Kan meets Mongolian premier

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and his Mongolian counterpart Sukhbaatar Batbold shake hands as they meet in New York on Sept. 24, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Former yokozuna Asashoryu, Mongolian prime minister

OSAKA, Japan - Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj (L), better known as former yokozuna Asashoryu, watches a sumo bout with his compatriot, Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold (R), at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 14, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Mongolia premiers

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands in Tokyo on March 12, 2012. The two countries agreed to begin negotiating the fast-growing north Asian nation's first bilateral free trade agreement. (Kyodo)

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Renewable energy projects in Mongolia

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (2nd from R) holds signed documents in Tokyo on March 12, 2012, after the company agreed to form a research firm in Mongolia in April 2012 with Mongolian investment firm Newcom Group to promote wind and solar power generation projects in the country. The new firm, Clean Energy Asia LLC., will select sites for wind and solar power projects in the Gobi desert and conduct feasibility studies for the projects. Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold (2nd from L) attended the document signing. (Kyodo)