Firefighters stand at the edge of a crater on U.S. Highway 6 near Thistle, Utah after a tractor-trailer carrying explosives overturned Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005. (AP / George Frey)
Utah highway "gone" after explosion
By Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press
The explosion Wednesday afternoon left a giant crater - estimated to be 70 feet wide and 30 feet deep - on U.S. 6 about 60 miles south of Salt Lake City and forced the two-lane highway's closure in both directions.