Harley crash causes 3,000 acre wildfire

American rider loses control of Harley and causes wildfire

Posted: 20 July 2012
by Visordown News

A HARLEY-DAVIDSON rider caused a wildfire after crashing and burning up to 3,000 acres of land in Mid-Columbia, USA.

Timothy Wilson, 52, was riding with a passenger when he lost control of his Harley in the Rattlesnake Hills area of Hanford.

Firefighters were able to subdue the blaze using bulldozers to construct a fire break and two helicopters and a small tanker plane were used to fight the flames from above.

Wilson and his passenger were taken to a nearby hospital.


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Carl Langton
W.M.D them Harleys!

Posted: 20/07/2012 at 11:32


Nick Name 998
Being the size of a narrow bodied airliner, it is not surprising I guess.

Posted: 20/07/2012 at 15:29


mark levy
any hot exhaust would do that...

Posted: 20/07/2012 at 17:52


mark thompson 2
Where is Mid-Columbia anyway?

Posted: 21/07/2012 at 02:55


Joe Betor
It's in Eastern Washington State about a 150 miles from Seattle. It's more an area than a specific place.

http://goo.gl/maps/pfgp

Posted: 21/07/2012 at 03:37

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