BELTON, Texas --
A section of a highway in Texas was reduced to gravel after a truck explosion on Friday morning.
Police say the semi-trailer truck carrying Axe body spray caught on fire and blew up in Belton.
Viewer video showed spray cans being set off like fireworks and catapulting across the area.
Maintenance workers who were nearby say they saw the fire and helped unhitch the truck from the trailer.
Both the driver and rider who was with him made it out of the vehicle safely.
There were no injuries reported.
The northbound and southbound lanes of I-35 were covered in the body spray cans creating a traffic jam. Hazmat crews were delayed by that the same backup.
After approximately eight hours, both lanes were reopened.
Owned by Unilever, the Axe brand includes a range of men’s grooming products, such as deodorant, shampoo, cologne, aftershave and shower gel. Axe deodorants are made with different fragrances and the invisible types have more ingredients. Otherwise, you'll find one active ingredient plus seven additional ingredients in all of the Axe Dry solid antiperspirants and deodorants.
Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly
Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly is the active ingredient in Axe deodorant products. Classified by the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) as an antiperspirant, astringent and deodorant, it works by closing pores to reduce the amount of sweat, absorbing moisture and inhibiting bacterial growth. Even though there is concern over the potential toxicity of aluminum compounds, the FDA has reviewed this ingredient and approved its use in antiperspirant products.
Cyclopentasiloxane
Used in moisturizers, hair conditioners and deodorants, cyclopentasiloxane is a silicone fluid that softens and conditions the skin.
PPG-14 Butyl Ether
PPG-14 butyl ether is a synthetic petroleum product that conditions the skin and allows you to apply the deodorant smoothly.
Stearyl Alcohol
This ingredient is a fatty alcohol that has a few different functions. It softens the skin by replenishing lipids in the upper layer. It also emulsifies and thickens, which stabilizes the mixture of chemicals.
PEG-8 Distearate
PEG-8 distearate is an emulsifying agent. When multiple liquids have different properties that make them unmixable (like oil and water), emulsifying agents are used to convert them into a cohesive mixture.
Hydrogenated castor oil
Hydrogenated castor oil is an emollient, a skin conditioner and an emulsifier.
Talc
Talc absorbs moisture, protects the skin and prevents the deodorant from clumping.
BHT
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is a synthetic antioxidant used in cosmetics to prevent them from becoming rancid. It also reduces the natural odors of the various ingredients. BHT may have carcinogenic effects when taken orally, but when used in cosmetics it is not absorbed into the bloodstream. Additionally, the amount used in cosmetics—0.01 to 0.1 percent—is too small to create a cancer risk, according to CosmeticsCop.com.
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BELTON, Texas —
A section of Interstate 35 in Texas was reduced to the consistency of gravel after a truck carrying Axe body spray exploded due to a fire igniting the highly flammable aerosol cans.
An 18-wheeler was driving on I-35 through Belton, Texas, about 60 miles north of Austin, around 4 a.m. Friday when the driver saw a fire in his rearview mirror, according to CNN affiliate KXXV-TV. The driver pulled over to the shoulder and detached the trailer from the truck.
Truck carrying load of Axe body spray explodes in Texas
The trailer exploded when the fire reached the trailer and its containers of aerosol deodorant, CNN affiliate KWTX-TV reports. Spray cans were launched in both directions of I-35.
Despite the large explosion that snarled traffic on the interstate for about eight hours, no one was hurt.
Truck carrying load of Axe body spray explodes in Texas
Truck carrying load of Axe body spray explodes in Texas
Jodi Wheatley, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Transportation, told CNN Sunday three lanes and both shoulders on the section of I-35 will need to be removed and replaced because of the intensity of the fire.
Truck carrying load of Axe body spray explodes in Texas
A transportation employee told the Temple Daily Telegram newspaper the road was damaged and that the highway was “like gravel” after the explosion.
The cause of the fire was not announced.
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