From the air, it looked like the dense mix of fog and smoke was hampering the four medical helicopters trying to land near the accident scene. The closest site appeared to be more than a mile east of the accident scene.
Fire and rescue crews from surrounding counties swarmed to the scene, including four firefighters and a battalion chief from Orange County Fire Rescue.
Osceola County Fire Rescue sent a division chief and battalion chief and a squad of firefighters operating four engines and four rescue vehicles. Lake County Fire Rescue has 20 firefighters and six emergency vehicles on the scene.
Robert Ellison was heading east on I-4 about 6 a.m. when he narrowly avoided a collision.
“Everything came to a halt,” he said. “You can’t see your hand in front of your face.”
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