Boy Dies After Suffering Injuries At Charter School

Austin, TX -- A 7-year-old boy who was found injured, hanging from a hook in a bathroom at NYOS charter school, died at 2:33 p.m. Friday, Austin police confirmed.

KXAN Austin News on Wednesday reported the child may have suffered from a heart attack. Police said he was in cardiac arrest from a lack of oxygen from the hanging.

The Austin Police Department said the boy was found injured under "suspicious circumstances."

Police said the boy was found hanging by his shirt on a hook in the gym locker room bathroom with his pants down and underwear on. The incident happened at Magnolia McCullough Elementary, one of three NYOS campuses in Austin.

APD on Thursday said from the position the child was in, it was not impossible that he got that way by himself. Officers, however, could not confirm how he ended up hanging on a hook.

"The height of the hook was such that he could have placed himself there," said police Lt. Mark Spangler.

Investigators learned that the boy received permission from a teacher to leave the assembly and go to the restroom. Later a different teacher found the child.

APD has ruled out sexual assault and a bullying incident. Police noted that the boy wore loose pants, which may have fallen down on their own.

"We have concerns," said Jeff Hampton with the APD Child Abuse Unit, "not just as far as the criminal investigation, but also concerns with how the school operates, which is not under our domain to dictate what should or should not be done, but the schools should be a safe environment for our children."

Police said they are concerned about this incident, because it happened in school, where several staff and students were around. Officials said 288 students attend the school.

Officers have interviewed a student who saw the incident and said they believe this is more than just a medical issue. The department is asking for the public's help with witnesses or additional information.

Magnolia McCullough Elementary, a Not Your Ordinary School charter school, is located at 1605 Kramer Lane, southwest of Braker Lane and Lamar Boulevard.

The NYOS schools are highly rated in the state's accountability system, earning top marks for student scores.

Charter School Launches Internal Investigation In Boy's Death
NYOS has launched an internal investigation to determine what actions need to be taken after the death of a 7-year-old who was found hanging on a hook in the gymnasium locker room Wednesday.

The school will focus on three areas: to access the facts behind the incident; what type of disciplinary action, if any, will be taken; and determine what additional safeguards need to be put into place at the school.

The school's governing council met for two hours Friday, one hour behind closed doors.

Sara Leon was appointed attorney to oversee the investigation and make recommendations on what action should be taken. Leon will have until the Feb. 19 to make her decision, which will be presented at the next board meeting.

"APD will do their criminal investigation, but they're not going to go through our policies, they're not going to go through our building, and I think it's appropriate for us to ask these questions of ourselves," said board chairwoman Susana Hildebrand.

The school said the investigation will be separate from the police department's, and it will assist APD with whatever is needed.

The school has removed all hooks in the locker room areas of the boys' and girls' restrooms. It will also address the designs of the restrooms, including the removal of doors.

Austin police will maintain a presence on campus until its investigation is complete. APD will also conduct a security audit of the campus next week.

Child Protective Services has also begun an investigation into the young boy's death.

Parents Upset After Incident
Parents said they are feeling a range of emotions, including shock, sadness and anger.

Some parents are angry over the way administrators handled the incident but others said they are supportive of the school and its response. They are united in their concern for the 7-year-old boy. Counselors were on campus Thursday to help students, parents, and teachers.

An assembly was held for parents Thursday morning at the school.

The crowd prayed for the child, and parents were told their children did not have to attend school Thursday.

Attendees were not given the details of how the child was discovered hanging from a hook in a bathroom. Some parents said they did not know those details until KXAN Austin News shared them.

"I feel awful about it," parent Renee Williams said. "I feel awful about it, because somebody should have been watching."

"I am very sad for his parents, I am very concerned about the child and his health," said parent Amy Jones. "I also know that accidents happen at every school, and bad things can happen to any of us at any time."

The NYOS governing council called an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon. They ordered an internal investigation of the incident and asked Austin police to review the school's security procedures.

NYOS issued this statement on its Web site: "The safety of our students is our first priority. As information regarding this incident comes to light, we will determine what, if any, campus safety issues need to be addressed."

Classes resumed Friday as normal.

Source-http://www.kxan.com

20 dead as fireworks factory explodes

A POWERFUL explosion ripped through an unlicensed fireworks factory in Istanbul today, killing at least 20 people, injuring more than 100 and causing massive destruction.

After pulling a 20th body from the rubble of the five-storey building that collapsed under the force of the blast, the leader of the rescue team, Akin Buzkaya, said there were no signs that any more survivors would be found.

The Istanbul Health Directorate said at least eight of the injured were in a serious condition.

The disaster in the industrial zone of Davutpasa, on the city's European shore, appeared to result from a chain reaction that started with a small explosion and a fire in a clandestine fireworks plant on the fourth floor of the building, Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said.

The explosion caused the implosion of the building which housed several small industries, including a denim bleacher and paint and yarn manufacturers.

The windows of neighbouring buildings were shattered, large chunks of concrete smashed cars parked below and rubble and dust littered the street.

Governor Guler said eight of the dead were onlookers watching the first fire from a nearby parking lot when the second, bigger explosion followed.

"The walls of the building began to swell from the pressure inside, then there was a big bang and the building collapsed," Ahmet Unal, a turner at a nearby workshop, told Anatolia news agency.

"Several people were blown out with the impact of the blast and smashed into the walls of neighbouring buildings," he said.

"The entire neighbourhood shook," a witness who was not identified told the NTV news channel as he wiped blood from his face.

Governor Guler ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.

Local business owners blamed the accident on negligence by the authorities, saying they had failed to crack down on clandestine businesses and enforce work safety rules.

"Everything except bombs is being freely manufactured here," a shoe-maker said.

Murat Aydin, mayor of the Zeytinburnu district where Davutpasa is located, said the authorities were unaware that a fireworks shop was among the building's tenants, Anatolia reported.

The denim bleachers had continued to operate despite being shut down by the authorities earlier for failing to meet safety norms, he said.

The blast was the third deadly fireworks incident in as many years in Turkey.

Six people were killed in a similar explosion in Istanbul in 2005, and another two in the central city of Karaman the following year.

Respect for safety regulations is often minimal and accidents are frequent at many smaller work places in Turkey.

Source-http://www.news.com.au

Snow creates slick roads, accidents reported across northeast Ohio

NORTHEAST OHIO -- Lake Effect snow showers have been creating slick and at times hazardous driving conditions on area roadways. Below is a list of incidents as they are reported to the Channel 3 newsroom. See related links below for the latest traffic information and highway conditions.

# 1:00 p.m. Cleveland CECOMS is reporting 30 to 40 accidents stretching across Cuyahoga County from Westlake to Solon. Roads are reported as slick and snow covered. Drivers are asked to use caution on the roads.


# 12:50 p.m. Serious rollover accident being reported in Richfield, not Hinckley as initial dispatcher calls indicated.


# 12:30 p.m. Accident involving a snow plow and an SUV reported in Geauga County's Montville Township. Reports that one vehicle broadsided the other. Police say children in the SUV suffered minor injuries.

Source-http://www.wkyc.com

Over 180 accidents on area roads

Laura Drake, Ottawa Citizen

Slippery, slushy conditions made for dangerous roads on Monday, with 187 accidents reported in Eastern Ontario - far more than on a usual winter day, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.

"It never ceases to amaze me," said OPP Acting Sgt. Chris Watkins of the fact that the number of accidents goes up every time the weather turns foul.

Luckily, none of the accidents caused more than minor injuries. However, Acting Sgt. Watkins stressed the need for people to change their driving habits when the roads are wet.

"People need to slow down, that's really the key," he said. "I've investigated a lot of accidents and in poor weather, it's just people driving too fast for the road conditions."

The snowfall should end at around midnight on Monday, according to Environment Canada. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be relatively clear, but snow is back in the forecast for Thursday and Friday.

Source-http://www.canada.com

Angola: Road Accidents Claim 10 Lives in Bocoio

At least ten people were reportedly killed and 21 injured in Bocoio district, south-western Benguela province, following 25 road accidents recorded during 2007, said the district Command of National Police.

High-speed, drunk and driving, and flouting the road regulation, were accounted for the accidents, happened in road linking Bocoio/Lobito, whose material damage was estimated at AKz 534,000.

During the referred period, the local Command also registered 108 assorted crimes, 105 of which were clarified, and 119 people were detained supposedly involved in criminal activities.

Angola: Road Accidents Claim 10 Lives in Bocoio

source-http://allafrica.com/

Road accidents claim nine lives

Eight people, including a 2-year-old boy, have died in an accident involving four vehicles on the N12.

According to Joburg metro police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, the driver of a Mazda 3 travelling east along the N12 lost control just before the Golden Highway off-ramp just before 2pm on Saturday.

The car smashed into a truck before colliding head-on with a taxi before hitting a Ford Bantam.

Minnaar said four of the Mazda 3's passengers, along with the taxi driver and three of his passengers, including a 2-year-old boy, died in the crash.

According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Nick Dollman, firefighters had to use the jaws of life to free several of the dead and injured from the wreckages. Paramedics meanwhile attended to 20 patients, airlifting one to Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital.

By Laura Lopez Gonzalez

Source-http://www.iol.co.za

Sunday, 13 January 2008 08:53

Two people have died in road accidents in counties Limerick and Meath.

A teenage boy died after he was hit by a car in Limerick City yesterday evening.

The accident happened on the Condell Road shortly after 6pm.

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The boy, who was 14 years old, was admitted to hospital but died a short time later.

And in Co Meath, a man in his 20s died after the car in which he was travelling was in collision with a truck.

The accident happened at Kilmoone Cross outside Ashbourne shortly before 10pm last night.

Three other people in the car were injured, one of them seriously.

Gardaí say the section of the N2 at the staggered crossroads will remain closed in both directions until at least late morning, and possibly the afternoon.

Diversions are in place, but motorists are advised to give themselves a lot of extra time to make any journeys in the area.

Two killed on roads in Limerick & Meath

Source-http://www.rte.ie

Two killed, scores hurt in rain-related accidents

DUBAI/ABU DHABI/RAS AL KHAIMAH/AL AIN — Two people were killed and a number of others suffered serious injuries as more than 170 accidents occurred across the UAE during the weekend as showers affected roads.

The temperature dropped to zero degree Celsius in Al Ain while the heaviest rainfall of more than 14mm was experienced in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Al Bukhoosh Island in Abu Dhabi yesterday morning witnessed the highest rainfall in the emirate of 14.4mm, according to a senior duty forecaster at the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology in the capital.

However, the capital received only 1.2mm of rainfall while Al Wathba had 3.8mm, Delma 1.6mm, Makassib Island in Abu Dhabi 1.2mm, Abu Al Abiyad 1.2mm, Sheham 0.6mm and Al Aryan 0.4mm.

In Al Ain, Al Khazn recorded 4.8mm of rainfall, Al Ain city 0.8mm, Raknah 2.2mm and Rowdah 0.2mm.

Thunderstorms were reported in Ras Al Khaimah where 6mm of rainfall was received, according to meteorologists from RAK Airport.

An Al Ain forecaster said the temperature dropped to zero degree Celsius in the city at midnight on Thursday.

Residents happy

The residents in the capital are happy to receive rain after a long wait but expect some heavy showers this season.

Saeed Abdul Hameed, a national who resides in the capital, said, “It is not enough. This is only a shower, we need some heavy rain. But as the clouds indicate, we hope it will bring good rain this winter.”

The forecaster said the sky would remain cloudy with showers across the UAE and heavy rains predicted particularly in the northern parts of the UAE.

A south-easterly wind will blow at 10-18 knots reaching 22 knots at times while a north-westerly wind of 18-24 knots will prevail offshore in the afternoon and evening.

Sea waves will be 1-4 feet high onshore reaching 8 feet at times in the afternoon and 3-5 feet offshore.

Days will be warm with maximums of about 24 degree Celsius while the minimum will be 11 degree Celsius. The maximum humidity is expected to be 70 per cent and minimum 30 per cent.

Road accidents

Two people were killed in road accidents in Ras Al Khaimah while more than 80 people were injured in around 170 traffic accidents reported in Dubai alone.

A senior officer from the RAK Traffic and Licensing Police said that two Bangladeshi nationals riding separate motorcycles, identified as A.A.F, 40, and M.N.A, 27, were killed after being hit by two unidentified motorists in Diqdaq area on the Airport Road at around 11.30 pm yesterday.

The officer added a search was on for the two drivers who fled after the fatal crash. The slippery road surfaces and poor visibility because of fog could be the reasons behind the accidents.

Another Bangladesh national, S.K.D, 35, who was riding a motorcycle was hit by a speeding vehicle in Al ShamS area yesterday morning when the driver lost control due to the flooded road. The victim who sustained major head and back injuries has been admitted to Saqr Government Hospital.

A source from the RAK Civil Defence Department said one Egyptian labourer, identified as M.H.M, 35, was rushed to Saqr Hospital yesterday in critical condition after a sudden fall from the slippery ladders due to the rain at a newly constructed building in Al Jazeera area.

Dubai Police Operations Room duty officer said about 50 minor accidents occurred from 6.30am to 1pm yesterday due to speeding and not keeping safe distance between vehicles.

Around 20 people sustained minor injuries in a collision involving a number of cars in Dubai. The Dubai ambulance rushed the injured to a hospital for treatment.

As many as 16 minor accidents occurred in Sharjah emirate yesterday although no fatalities were recorded, according to the police.

However, the accidents on roads including Sharjah Ring Road, Ittihad Road and Corniche Road caused traffic snarls for more than two hours.

Captain Fuwaid Abdullah, head of Mafraq traffic police, said more than 20 traffic accidents occurred in the Abu Dhabi emirate yesterday, mainly on external roads, including Taraif-Abu Dhabi road and the Shahama-Abu Dhabi road. Two people suffered minor injuries.

Patrols on highways

“Traffic patrols were extensively deployed on all highways to offer any assistance to motorists whose vehicles have broken down and attend to road accidents swiftly,” he said.

The Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, meanwhile, is working round the clock with water-pumping vehicles to clear flooded roads and outside people’s homes.

Two killed, scores hurt in rain-related accidents
By a staff reporters
Source-http://www.khaleejtimes.com

Angola: Angola/Kwanza Norte - Road Accidents Claim Over 72 Lives

Ndalatando

Seventy two people died, 539 others were injured in 2007 in northern Kwanza Norte province as a result of 469 road accidents, police source told ANGOP.

According to the provincial Command of the Police Corporation, in comparison to 2006 there was an increase of 24 deaths and 276 wounded, whereas the material damages stood at over AKz 27.6 million.

The mentioned accidents happened in districts of Cazengo, with 255 cases, Cambambe recorded 152, Golungo-Alto, 24 and Lucala with 17 cases.

Source-http://allafrica.com

Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

11 January 2008
Posted to the web 11 January 2008

MASON CITY, Iowa -- A truck driver has been cited after a load of chicken manure spilled out of his semi for more than a mile in rural Cerro Gordo County.

The incident happened Thursday northeast of Mason City.

Deputy Frank Hodak said the tailgate of the truck apparently wasn't shut properly and the driver, Jay McDonough, of Nora Springs, apparently didn't realize there was a problem until he had to make a turn.

Hodak said the southbound lane of the two-lane road was covered in about 3 inches of manure. Skidloaders were brought in to get it cleaned up.

Hodak said the mess didn't cause any accidents, but he's sure several drivers, including himself, had to wash their cars.

Officials said McDonough was cited by the Iowa Department of Motor Vehicle Enforcement with spilling the load on the highway, several gross overweight charges and improper load securement.

Truck Dumps Manure Load All Over Road

Source-http://www.kcci.com

Multiple accidents slow traffic in Putnam County

WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Two serious vehicle accidents caused problems Thursday for motorists in Putnam County.

The first accident happened about 7 a.m. on U.S. 35. near American Electric Power's John Amos Plant. The dispatcher described it as a head-on, two-vehicle collision. Two patients were transported to hospitals in Charleston.

U.S. 35 was closed for a time as a result of the accident.

The second occurred about 7:30 a.m. at the Winfield exit of Interstate 64. A 911 dispatcher said a motorist reported that a vehicle rolled over on W.Va. 34 as it turned on to westbound Interstate 64.

Source-http://www.herald-dispatch.com

Jan 10, 2008 @ 11:23 PM

The Herald-Dispatch

Johannesburg crash puts 21 people in hospital

Twenty-one people were injured during a collision between a minibus taxi and another vehicle in Greenside in Johannesburg on Thursday, metro police said.

Spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said the accident between the taxi and a Nissan bakkie occurred on the Barry Hertzog and Garland roads in the afternoon.

"All the injured were taken to various Johannesburg hospitals."

Minnaar said the cause of the accident was not yet established, but police were investigating. - Sapa

source-http://www.dailynews.co.za

Three City Buses Involved In Accidents At Brooklyn Intersection

At least 14 people, including a bus driver, were injured Wednesday morning when two city buses collided in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.

Police say a B-44 bus was about to go through the intersection of Empire Boulevard and New York Avenue around 6:30 a.m. when it clipped another B-44 bus from behind. The first bus then veered across the intersection and knocked over a traffic light and a small tree.

Ten patients were taken to Kings County Hospital and four were taken to Brookdale Hospital. Five people are said to be in serious, but stable condition. The remaining passengers suffered just minor injuries.

The driver was pinned behind the wheel.

"The rescue units on the scene from fire rescue and police emergency services used a tool to get him out and other power tools to remove him,” said EMS Deputy Chief Howard Sickles.

EMS officials are not sure what caused the accident.

A few hours later, at around 10 a.m., a third bus – a B-43 – rear-ended a car, knocking it straight into the same intersection. The driver of the car was taken to Kings County Hospital as a precaution.

"I stopped at the light, for the red light, and I got rear-ended, right in front of this accident," said the driver.

Workers are on the scene trying to restore the knocked down traffic light at an intersection some say is notoriously dangerous.

"I don't know why, but for the past few years, this place, this intersection has a lot of accidents," said Robert Francis, a local gas station attendant. "Well for the past month, two or three accidents."

New York City Transit is investigating both accidents.

Source-http://www.ny1.com

Icy roads result in more than 130 accidents

SAN JUAN COUNTY — Three straight days of snowy and icy roads have taken a toll on local drivers. As of Wednesday afternoon, 134 minor accidents were reported countywide.

Only 14 of those accidents had reported injuries, most of which did not even require a hospital visit via ambulance, said Daryl Branson, of the San Juan Communications Authority, which operates emergency dispatch.

"Most of these have been very minor accidents," he said.

In contrast, a clear-skied, three-day period may yield just 10 to 15 accidents, Branson said

"When it snows like this and the roads turn icy, it gets a little crazy," he said.

The icy conditions proved to be a hazard for more than just vehicles.

San Juan Regional Medical Center emergency room managers reported treating between 20 and 30 patients each day this week for injuries suffered after slipping on the ice, hospital spokesman Dennis Mathis said.

"Most of them were just talking about twisted ankles," Branson said of the 12 who needed an ambulance to get to the hospital. "There were a couple of people who hit their head, which can be serious injuries."

Since Monday, Farmington has received about 7 inches of snow, National Weather Service Meteorologist Brian Guyer said. That amount accounts for more than half of the area's yearly snowfall average of 12 inches.

But after Wednesday's afternoon snow, the area is expected to be clear through the rest of the weekend, Guyer said.

"I would expect a slow melting of the snow through the weekend, and probably by Monday, any locations that are in the sun won't have any snow on the ground anymore," Guyer said.

But the snow masked by shade will remain an ice hazard, he said.

"Those (icy) areas in the shade are just not going to warm up," Guyer said. "Those areas will stay slick if they haven't been treated."

Local officials still suggest drivers slow down and remain cautious on area roads.

source-http://www.daily-times.com
By James Monteleone The Daily Times

Drunk driver causes three-car accident

Alcohol was involved in a severe automobile crash early Sunday morning that left one woman with life-threatening injuries.

The accident occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday and was caused by Leslie A. Zumalt, a 31-year-old Raytown woman who was driving while intoxicated westbound on U.S. 50 in the eastbound lanes, according to police. Zumalt's 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt first hit head-on a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 21-year-old William L. Reifeiss, of Lee's Summit, at eastbound U.S. 50 and Third Street. The collision was not directly head-to-head, which caused the Cobalt to spin and hit a 2000 Chevy Impala driven by Tyler J. Hand, a 28-year-old Raytown man, whose passenger was 18-year-old Lisa M. Michaels of Kansas City.

Reifeiss and Hand also were allegedly intoxicated at the time of the crash and were arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, according to police.

Zumalt suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash. Mike Childs, public information supervisor for the Lee's Summit Police Department, said Zumalt was in critical condition and in a medically induced coma as of Tuesday.

Michaels suffered serious, but not life-threatening, facial lacerations in the crash. Reifeiss and Hand were uninjured in the crash. Childs said Reifeiss probably escaped injury because the collision was not directly head-on.

Childs said it is unclear at this point where Zumalt first began traveling westbound in eastbound lanes, but added he thinks Zumalt began driving the wrong way on the highway before entering Lee's Summit city limits. Childs said that estimation comes from the fact that there was very little time between the first call to the police reporting a wrong-way driver and the calls reporting the head-on collision.

Childs said while it's not rare for police to receive calls about a wrong-way driver on U.S. 50, the number of serious accidents caused by wrong-way drivers are surprisingly minimal.

"Do we get a lot of calls about people driving the wrong way on the highway? Sure, we do," Childs said. "But we could go years before having something like (Sunday's accident) occur again."

Childs said many instances of wrong-way drivers on U.S. 50 are caused by honest mistakes of the drivers, who may be "confused by the outer road system."

By Brett Dalton
The Journal Staff

Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 7:19 PM CST

source http://www.lsjournal.com


Dont get me started on drunk drivers I would be hear all night who here has turned onto the wrong way of a oneway road

Bus crash kills 14 in China

A bus has plunged into a ravine in the mountainous south-west Chinese province of Yunnan, killing 14 people, Xinhua news agency reports.

The bus, with 20 people on board, veered off a highway in Maguan county on Wednesday afternoon. Six were injured.

"Fourteen people died at the scene. The injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital and are reportedly out of danger," Xinhua said.

China's roads are the deadliest in the world, with overtaking on blind mountain corners common. Road accidents kill about 100,000 people a year.

Source http://www.abc.net.au- Reuters

Fog Causes 70-Car Pileup in Fla 4 Dead

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — About 70 vehicles crashed on an interstate blanketed by fog and smoke from a brush fire early Wednesday, killing four people, authorities said.

Nearly 15 miles of Interstate 4 between Tampa and Orlando was closed by several crashes, including the pileup. Aerial footage in the early morning showed the soupy mix of fog and smoke covering the landscape for miles and giving the sky an eerie golden color.

The poor visibility forced rescuers to walk along the closed interstate checking individual vehicles for injured motorists, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Larry Coggins said. The conditions cleared in late morning, showing mangled, charred trucks and cars pinned underneath some tractor-trailers.

Workers were still trying to rescue one man pinned beneath an overturned truck. There is no estimate on when I-4, the main east-west artery for central Florida, will reopen.

Coggins said 38 people were injured, five seriously.

Tractor-trailers overturned on the roadway, including a tanker. At least six of them burned completely.

"Everything came to a halt," Robert Ellison, who was driving east on the highway about 6 a.m., told The Tampa Tribune and WFLA-TV. "You can't see your hand in front of your face."

One of the first people involved in the accident was a sheriff's deputy, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. The deputy told Judd that conditions on the road worsened suddenly. "'It was clear, it was a little foggy, then it was total darkness,'" Judd recounted the deputy saying.

The sheriff said the deputy was shaken up but helped move people to safety as vehicles continued to crash — the sounds of metal grinding and gnashing in the darkness.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash and the role of smoke from the fire, which started as a controlled burn and grew out of control.

The fog was a contributing factor to the crashes, Coggins said, but he downplayed the smoke as a cause, saying deputies who were patrolling the area earlier Wednesday morning reported smoke was not an issue.

Since Tuesday, the brush fire has charred 400 acres. It is burning roughly half a mile from the highway and is 90 percent contained, Division of Forestry spokeswoman Chris Kintner said.
Forestry workers notified the highway patrol that smoke from the blaze could mix with fog, she said. Warnings signs were also placed on the interstate, but Kintner said she didn't know whether the signs were lit.


Source:The Associated Press