Tuesday, December 22, 2009

AZ I-10 Pileup

Winds in southern Arizona mean trouble:

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At least four people have died in a multiple-vehicle crash caused by a heavy dust storm that has closed Interstate 10 just north of Casa Grande, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

The crash occurred just before 11 a.m. on westbound I-10 near milepost 190, where emergency crews found at least 20 vehicles involved in the wreck, said Officer Robert Lee Bailey, a DPS spokesman.

A commercial vehicle exploded and the DPS has dispatched a HAZ MAT unit to the scene, Bailey said.

Several vehicles have caught fire and become engulfed in flames, Bailey said. An unknown number of people were injured ranging from severe burns to traumatic injuries, he said.

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