In response to a reported vehicle fire involving an overturned military vehicle, Willington Fire Department #1 personnel, the Willington Hill Fire Department, and AMR paramedics arrived at Interstate 84 West near Exit 71 on May 27.

Firefighters arrived to discover the car completely engulfed in flames, according to officials. As personnel battled to confine the fire, tankers from other nearby departments were asked to set up a dependable water supply. One patient was sent to the hospital after suffering minor injuries. About an hour after arriving, firefighters contained the fire, and they stayed on the scene until around 11 p.m.