LAUGHLIN, Nev. — The Nevada Highway Patrol said an 18-wheel car hauler hit two cars before falling into the Colorado River.NHP Trooper Kevin Honea said the hauler lost its brakes at about 3 p.m. on State Route 163 at Casino Drive in Laughlin.
It was not known if the hauler was carrying any cars at the time.Honea said the two drivers of the cars the hauler hit were transported to the hospital in unknown conditions.He said the driver of the truck was fished out of the river and is doing fine.
Fuel from the truck leaked into the river, but the extent of the spill is not yet known.
The Laughlin bridge over the river has been closed until further notice. All travelers in and out of Laughlin from Bullhead City/Fort Mojave are advised to use the Avi Bridge as an alternate route.
West Coast 911 firefighting news info and photos by Larry Tunforss, Bullhead City Fire PIO
At 4:30 pm May 30, 2008, 7 units from San Bernardino City Fire Department as well as one unit from San Manuel Indian Reservation responded to a structure fire in a vacant building in the 1300 block of E. Highland Avenue. Due to the amount of fire involvement a second alarm was dispatched with an additional 6 units.
The fire also involved a pile of telephone poles to the rear of the structure which created a toxic environment for firefighters fighting the fire from the exterior. The majority of the fire was extinguished within a half an hour with mop up still occurring an hour after the fire started.
A city backhoe was used to separate piles of debris including a cork like substance and telephone poles so that firefighters could extinguish smoldering fire within that debris. The cause of the fire is still currently under investigation
Written and Submitted by PIO Mike Arvizo
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