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ST. GEORGE — Vehicle fires on Interstate 15 between Toquerville and New Harmony, as well as in Kolob Canyon, sent black smoke into an otherwise blue Independence Day sky.
The fires also delayed traffic and, in two of the cases, blackened brush along I-15.
The first car fire took place around 12:30 p.m. on northbound I-15 in New Harmony, and authorities said it was a new pickup truck that went up in flames.
"A gentleman had just gotten a new pickup, and he saw indicator lights flashing," New Harmony Fire Department Chief Jim Banks told St. George News. "The catalytic converter malfunctioned and he pulled over and the car started burning up and it sparked the brush."
