Planet Vegan explosion: Fresno’s food truck community comes together to support victims

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The foods truck community is coming alongside one another to help support preferred food stuff truck Earth Vegan and just one of its entrepreneurs, who was badly burned in an explosion Friday.

“It undoubtedly despatched shock waves by means of the foodstuff truck local community,” reported Mike Oz, president of Fresno Avenue Eats.

Oz suggests he’s been receiving texts and phone calls all weekend from neighborhood food truck owners inquiring how they can assist.

On Friday afternoon, there was an explosion and fire at Earth Vegan’s truck and trailer on 1st and Shaw Avenue.

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Online video reveals big flames and black smoke billowing into the sky.

A single of the co-entrepreneurs, Joe Ellis, and a minimal, had been hurt in the blast.

Fresno Hearth states they are still striving to figure out what led up to the explosion.

“I consider a good deal of us are waiting around to listen to updates. ‘You know, what took place? How is everyone?'” Oz says.

In accordance to a GoFundMe web site posted by World Vegan late Sunday night, Ellis has been in significant care given that Friday.

It says he has burns to 35% of his human body and he will have to go by way of a number of surgeries.

Oz states he talked to co-owner Mike McElroy who was shaken up from the incident.

“I imagine a lot more than something he’s anxious about his partner, his friend, the people who had been hurt,” Oz suggests.

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Now, the food truck neighborhood and several regional enterprises are stepping up to set on a fundraiser this Thursday that will help Ellis and World Vegan in their recovery.

“We are going to donate revenue from each truck, every single, what ever area you go to, all the vendor service fees. All that things is going to go immediately to Planet Vegan. One hundred per cent of what we make would go straight to them,” Oz claims.

Foodstuff trucks will be established up Thursday evening at The Perfectly at Maple and Nees Ave., Crow & Wolf Brewing Company, and the Kingsburg Farmer’s Marketplace.

In addition, Tioga Sequoia and Gazebo Gardens will be donating a portion of their proceeds that evening.

“Five sites, about 30 food items vans and it really is all going to enable Earth Vegan just get via this any way they can.” Oz mentioned.

Fresno Road Eats will be putting up more facts about the correct periods and foodstuff vehicles getting section later this week.

You can also donate immediately by the GoFundMe web site.