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Eventdex · Wildfire

JASPER

410705

The record

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event_typeDense Smoke
ncei_event_id410,705
episode_id68,436
begin_utc2012-08-18T11:00:00+00:00
end_utc2012-08-18T13:00:00+00:00
stateINDIANA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameJASPER
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect1
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect4
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceNewspaper
episode_narrativeDense smoke from a farm that was burning hay reduced visibility to less than 30 feet over portions of Interstate 65 near mile marker 227 leading to three separate collisions involving 20 cars between 6:00 AM CST and 6:18 AM CST. Four injuries and one fatality were reported. The first collision occurred on the northbound side when two semi-trailers wrecked causing a chain reaction involving a total of 12 vehicles. One passenger was killed and one was airlifted in serious condition. Less than half a mile away in the southbound lanes, six vehicles were involved in an accident. A third accident occurred in the southbound lanes involving two cars. Three people were injured.
event_narrativeAt least 20 vehicles were involved in three separate accidents along a two-mile stretch centered near mile marker 227 on Interstate 65. One indirect fatality and at least four indirect injuries were reported. The wrecks were attributed to smoke from a nearby farm and possibly fog reducing visibility to less than 30 feet. The interstate was closed for seven and a half hours.
year2,012

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JASPER — Wildfire — TerraPulse