When an oil tank exploded off of CR 2018 in Daisetta on Tuesday, Jan. 29, one local aerial photographer, Travis Yust, grabbed his drone and captured these amazing images of the fire as it raged and its aftermath.
No injuries were reported in the fire, but it took firefighters more than an hour to put out the blaze.
Fire departments from Daisetta, Hardin, Liberty and Batson assisted.
Editor’s note: Be sure to watch Yust’s video, which is posted after these images.
Travis Yust, a local aerial photographer, shot this photo Tuesday, Jan. 29, of an oil tank fire in Daisetta. 
Travis Yust, a local aerial photographer, shot this photo Tuesday, Jan. 29, of an oil tank fire in Daisetta. 
Dark smoke billows into the air from an oil tank fire in Daisetta on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. This photo was taken by Travis Yust. 
An oil tank was blown yards away from where it was originally located when the tank caught on fire Tuesday, Jan. 29, off of CR 2018 in Daisetta. This photo was taken by Travis Yust. 
The aftermath of an oil tank fire on Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Daisetta, is shown in this photo taken by Travis Yust.