WEST ORANGE, N.J. (NBC New York) - At least a half-dozen vehicles, including a state police SUV, an ambulance and a fire engine, appear to have been involved in a huge wreck in New Jersey, based on footage of the scene from Chopper 4. 

Emergency crews responded en masse to Interstate 280, near exit 9, in West Orange after a call about the accident came in shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday. New Jersey State Police said that two troopers were outside their patrol cars investigating an earlier crash on the eastbound side of the highway when the dump truck came barreling in and hit both of them. Both were taken to a hospital. No serious injuries were reported, state police said. 

The chain of events remains under investigation and isn't clear at this time. Video from the scene showed multiple mangled vehicles. A dump truck appeared on top of a silver SUV, crushing the back of that car. The front of the truck smashed into an ambulance, which then smashed into the back of a fire truck. MORE

Multiple wildfires in and around Yakima County is bringing a lot of smoke into the Yakima Valley. The Yakima Health District said breathing in that wildfire smoke isn't healthy for anyone. As of Monday, in the Lower Valley, the air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups, meaning the elderly, children and those with asthma should limit their time outdoors.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2019 7:44:24 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

Hoquiam firefighters responded to another report of 20-foot flames at the former site of the paper mill off of Bay Avenue this morning. A source at the department tells us a ground-level fire has been smoldering and burning at the site for most of this month. While it doesn’t threaten any structures on the property, the fire found more fuel this week and has been flaring up overnights.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2019 5:56:31 AM - SOURCE: KBKW 1450-AM & 94.7-FM

A vegetation fire nearly caused four houses to evacuate early Tuesday morning in Kennewick, but a brick fence kept the flames from spreading to them. The fire was reported just before 3:30 a.m. along US 395 near W 27th Avenue, and grew to about a half an acre in size because of winds, according to Battalion Chief Mikal Barnett.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2019 4:38:59 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews