Crews clear wreckage after ‘super fog’ causes highway crashes in Louisiana
Crews worked through the night clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes on Interstate 55 near New Orleans caused by a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog that killed at least seven people and injured another 25.
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Crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the wreckage following a series of deadly crashes the day before on Interstate 55 near New Orleans. Officials blame a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog.
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Emergency responders work at the scene of a pileup of vehicles on Interstate 55 near Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars Monday, turning I-55 near New Orleans into a narrow junkyard of mangled cars and trucks, some of them burning.3/16
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A boat with the Manchac, La., Volunteer Fire Department works at the scene of a pileup of vehicles on Interstate 55 near Manchac, Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars Monday, turning I-55 near New Orleans into a narrow junkyard of mangled cars and trucks, some of them burning.4/16
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A vehicle is seen in the water below Interstate 55 near Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars Monday, turning I-55 near New Orleans into a narrow junkyard of mangled cars and trucks, some of them burning.5/16
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Workers remove heavily damaged vehicles from Interstate 55 near Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars Monday, turning I-55 near New Orleans into a narrow junkyard of mangled cars and trucks, some of them burning.6/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.7/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.8/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.9/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.10/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.11/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.12/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.13/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.14/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.15/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.16/16
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23. A “super fog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars.
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