A massive fire shut down Montrose Road over Interstate 270 in Rockville for most of Thursday after a tanker trunk carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline overturned and exploded.

The driver of the tanker — Michael Gongola, 45, of Frederick — lost control of the truck around 4:45 a.m. Gongola was able to escape from the overturned cabin before the explosion, according to the Montgomery County Police.