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Arizona, here's a cut and paste from the CHP incident page on the Winterhaven fire. It looks like eastbound 8 is open again.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
3:37PM - PER 84, EB LANES ARE NOW OPEN
3:22PM - PER 116-L, EB LANES WILL BE OPEN SHORTLY
3:09PM - PER 116-84, WB LANES OPEN
1:52PM - CALTRANS 1097
1:44PM - EB I8 CLOSED AT SR186
1:44PM - WB I8 CLOSED AT WINTERHAVEN DR
1:43PM - REQ ETA FOR CAL TRANS
12:57PM - REQ NOTIFY 116-L OF FWY CLOSURE
12:49PM - 1039 S1
12:46PM - 1039 S1
12:46PM - ADDITIONAL 1125S ALL OVER
12:43PM - ALONG ARAZ NEAR WH DR FROM THE VEHS COMING FROM I8
12:35PM - WB I8 AT WINTERHAVEN DIVERTED TO ARAZ RD
12:34PM - OFCR SAPP 116-D1 WILL BE ER FROM THE OFFICE WITH CONES
12:31PM - 1039 ICSO REF LINES 14-16
12:29PM - D2 1097 AT EB I8 & SR186
12:25PM - 1039 DOT ETA 1 HR
12:23PM - MAY HAVE TO DETOUR TRAFFIC
12:15PM - SMOKE ISS 1125 FWY
12:15PM - PER S1 - SMOKED JUMPED THE LEVY
10:37AM - COUNTY ROADS 1097 & ERECTED BARRICADES
10:06AM - 1039 COROADS
10:04AM - TO CLOSE THIS AREA OF ARAZ
10:04AM - REQ COUNTY ROAD RESPOND W/ BARRICADES
10:03AM - BRUSH FIRE

Did I already post this here?

Train wrecks since May 1

5/2/2004 Blackfoot ID USA
Derailment
Cause: Not track related
Evacuation: No
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Notes: Union Pacific train carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer jumped the track and derails near Blackfoot.

5/3/2004 San Antonio TX USA
Derailment
Cause: 2 Union Pacific Trains Collided
Evacuations: No
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 3
Notes: 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into San Antonio River

5/3/2004 Plano TX USA
Derailment
Cause: Unknown
Evacuations: No
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Notes: Sixteen cars carryign vinyl pellets of an 80-car train derailed

5/3/2004 Houston TX USA
Derailment
Cause: Unknown
Evacuations: No
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Notes: Nine Union Pacific freight cars derailed at an east Houston train yard Monday, but no injuries were reported, officials said.

5/3/2004 Chicago IL USA
Derailment
Cause: unknown
Evacuations: No
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Notes: Chicago Transit Authority train - traffic tie-ups

5/3/2004 Praetoria S. Africa
Derailment
Cause: unknown
Evacuations: No
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Notes: A Spoornet goods train derailed near Christiana in the Northern Cape, long distance passenger train service

5/4/2004 New South Wales Australia
Derailment
Cause: unknown
Evacuations: No
Fatalities: 1
Injuries: 0