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2025-03-15 03:13:29 -

Chaos on Texas Highways: Multiple 18-Wheelers Flip Over in Amarillo Wind Storm
A massive dust storm swept across the Texas Panhandle on March 14, triggering a deadly highway pileup, multiple wildfires, and a state disaster declaration. Extreme winds reaching 80 mph fueled hazardous conditions, causing low visibility, dangerous travel, and rapid fire spread. Fatal Multi-Vehicle Pileup on Highway 60 A major crash on Highway 60 near Bovina resulted in one...

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2025-02-15 16:25:07 -

Deadly Crash Inside I-80 Tunnel Sparks Fire, Blocking Rescue Efforts
A fatal crash inside the Interstate 80 tunnel near Green River, Wyoming, on Friday morning resulted in a fire that burned for hours, with falling debris preventing emergency crews from extinguishing the flames. Authorities confirmed that at least two people were killed, with multiple others injured, but the unstable conditions inside the tunnel have made it impossible to assess the full...

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2025-06-07 21:32:32 -

Fiery Crash Between Car and Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down I-95 in East Lyme, Connecticut
A crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer early Saturday morning, June 7, 2025, shut down part of Interstate 95 northbound in East Lyme, Connecticut, and sent emergency crews rushing to the scene. According to Connecticut State Police, the collision occurred around 6:49 a.m. near Exit 72. The impact caused the trailer to catch fire, leading to a full closure of the highway between Exits 72...

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2025-06-14 21:14:08 -

Fuel Truck Crash and Fire Destroys Bridge, Shuts Down I-20 in Aiken County
A fiery fuel truck crash early Saturday morning in Graniteville, South Carolina, caused the collapse of the Old Vaucluse Road overpass and forced a complete shutdown of Interstate 20 in both directions through Aiken County. Remarkably, only minor injuries were reported. Authorities say the tanker truck, carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline, was traveling eastbound on I-20 around 4:00 a.m....

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2025-10-13 17:07:48 -

Hazmat crews, put out tractor-trailer fire in Opa-locka, contain fuel leak
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — Emergency crews responded to a tractor-trailer fire at a truck yard in Opa-locka on Sunday afternoon, where firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and contained a hazardous fuel spill, officials said. According to WSVN, the blaze broke out near Northwest 132nd Street and 42nd Avenue, with video from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue showing the vehicle fully engulfed in...

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2025-04-16 19:06:29 -

Kansas Highway Patrol Releases Names of Eight Victims in I-70 Pileup Involving 71 Vehicles
GOODLAND, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) has released the identities of the eight people killed in a devastating 71-vehicle pileup that occurred on March 14, 2025, along Interstate 70 in Sherman County. On Monday, April 14, KHP confirmed the following individuals lost their lives in the crash: Larry Smith, 72, Kansas Dawson Hogan, 20, Kansas Baiel Sharshembiev, 24,...

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2025-02-12 18:30:06 -

Motorist Intentionally Crashes Into Tanker Truck, Sparks Fire in Glendale, Arizona
Police in Glendale, Arizona, say that a Wednesday morning crash involving a tanker truck was deliberately caused by an SUV driver. The incident took place at 8:30 a.m. on February 12 at the intersection of 57th Avenue and Camelback Road. According to Glendale PD Public Information Officer Moroni Mendez, the SUV driver intentionally collided with a tanker truck carrying oxygen,...

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2025-06-19 00:53:00 -

Overturned Tractor Trailer Shuts Down Hull Street Road in Chesterfield, Fuel Leak Contained
Traffic was brought to a halt in Chesterfield County, Virginia on Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer overturned on westbound Hull Street Road, leading to a fuel leak and prompting a hazmat response. The incident occurred between Route 288 and Old Hundred Road, where crews from Chesterfield Fire & EMS, including the Hazmat Team, worked to contain the spill and clear the scene....

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2025-12-10 16:19:10 -

Tire Blowout Sparks Semi-Truck Fire Between Cab and Trailer on Highway 52 in Pine Island
PINE ISLAND, Minn. — Fire crews responded to a semi-truck fire along Highway 52 on Tuesday afternoon, quickly containing flames that broke out between the cab and trailer near mile marker 72. The Pine Island Fire Department (PIFD) was dispatched around 12:15 p.m., and arriving crews located an active fire burning in the connection area between the tractor and trailer. Firefighters were...

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2025-06-28 02:20:33 -

Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire on Route 283 Ramp in Lancaster County
A tractor-trailer caught fire Friday morning along a Route 283 exit ramp in Rapho Township, Lancaster County, according to the Fire Department Mount Joy. The incident happened around 8:45 a.m. on the westbound exit ramp to Route 230/Mount Joy. Fire crews arrived quickly and extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported. Photos from the scene show firefighters hosing down the truck...

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