A massive fire tore through an empty Long Island furniture store after a fuel tanker slammed into the building overnight, according to police. The crash and subsequent blaze shut down the Sunrise Highway early Wednesday.

Fire officials said they responded to the alarm around 1:10 a.m. and arrived to find two commercial buildings in flames, including the former La-Z-Boy showroom at 150 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre.

Police said a tanker truck had overturned and crashed into the large, empty store. The tanker’s 13,000 gallons of gasoline spilled out and ignited into a massive blaze, Rockville Centre Fire Chief James Avondet said at an early morning presser.

“When I came here, there was fire everywhere, in the street, the tanker, the two buildings. And when I looked down Sunrise Highway, there was fire coming out of seven or eight manhole covers, all the way down, about a quarter mile down the road,” Chief Avondet said.

The chief said the fire had extended to the exterior of a liquor store across the street from the crash. he added that about 125 firefighters from 18 different fire departments responded to battle the blaze.

“It’s one of the worst things i’ve seen in my 47-year career,” the chief said.

The driver of the tanker was taken to an area hospital where he was being evaluated, Avaondet said. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known. Three firefighters were also hurt, with two being taken to a nearby hospital and one refusing medical attention at the scene. Details of those injuries were also unclear.

Nassau County Police said the Sunrise Highway was closed in both directions between North Centre Avenue and North Park Avenue Wednesday morning, while the crash was being investigated. It was not immediately known what led to the fiery crash.

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