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UPDATE: Democrat and Chronicle The scale of Sunday’s chain-reaction pileup on Interstate 390 is best described by the numbers: Thirty-six tangled vehicles. Twenty-five people injured, including one teenager who later died. Wind gusts up to 37 mph and blowing snow made seeing past the hood virtually impossible. [snip] Buses that were headed to the Rochester Institute of Technology to pick up hockey teams were commandeered by the Gates Fire Department and used to keep people warm while the temperature slid to 18 degrees. Firefighters had requested buses as part of the rescue response, West said, but those buses “were in the right place at the right time.” R News Emergency crews had to cut four people out of the wreckage. The hardest part was deciding who to treat first. “They might walk and see a person with … Read entire article »