Wildfire-Linked Pileup Kills 2 in Central Utah

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › August 20, 2007

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The largest wildfire in Utah's recorded history added to its deadly toll Sunday when high winds whipped up dust and ash from July's 363,000-acre blaze, causing a multivehicle pileup that left two motorists dead and several injured.

Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Ted Tingey said it was around 4 p.m. Sunday when high winds began to kick up ash left over from the Milford Flat fire, obstructing the views of drivers on I-15 about eight miles south of Meadow in Millard County.

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Wildfire-Linked Pileup Kills 2 in Central Utah

The sudden loss of visibility set off a chain-reaction of accidents involving at least 10 cars and fo...

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