However, the National Weather Service in Melbourne this morning issued a special weather report warning commuters that visibility in the Polk County area would be down to zero because of smoke from brush fires and fog.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said one his deputies was among the first on the scene and described the scene as "a wall" of smoke and fog. The deputy's car was struck as he responded but, injured, he worked to try to clear the scene.
"He said, 'I could still hear metal grinding as cars went into each other. I did all that I could but I watched a man burn to death today,'" Judd said of the deputy, who was not identified.
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