The aftermath left a smoldering stretch of highway in Lakewood, with towering orange flames and black smoke.
By Alex Horton Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow April 26 at 8:09 AM Multiple people were killed Thursday near Denver after a tractor-trailer roared down a hill and into a traffic jam, incinerating a dozen cars and three trucks in a chain-reaction fireball.
Another accident had set the stage for the catastrophe on Interstate 70, authorities said. It was shortly before 5 p.m. rush hour, and a collision up the road had brought traffic nearly to a standstill. Firefighters extinguishing the flames. Investigators were still trying to determine the cause of the collision on Thursday night, he said. It was unclear if any of the truck’s hauls contributed to the size of the blaze.
McCutchen posted video of the semi along with scenes of the aftermath on his YouTube channel, Burger Planet.
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