Workers were narrowly able to escape a garbage truck explosion that was caught on camera after an "illegal" item was discarded in a trash bin.

The City of Whitehall posted a video on Facebook of an oxygen tank exploding inside a garbage truck, nearly causing serious injuries to two workers.

WHITEHALL, Ohio - Two Ohio sanitation workers escaped serious injury from an explosion in the back of a garbage truck this week. The dramatic blast and its aftermath was caught on camera.

A garbage truck explosion in Ohio last week is prompting warnings from officials in Louisville about what can and cannot be thrown away.