Salt Lake Police examine a scene in Salt Lake Metropolis on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. I-70 was closed attributable to a brush hearth close to the Utah-Colorado border on Monday. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Information
I-70 reopened in each instructions close to the border between Utah and Colorado in Grand County after being closed attributable to a brush hearth Monday afternoon.
Late Monday, officers stated firefighters have been capable of "reasonable" hearth habits — even because the blaze had grown to 800 acres attributable to "dry, windy situations" and dry grass — and anticipated to have the hearth contained by Tuesday night.
The hearth was found simply earlier than 1 p.m. round 15 miles from the Colorado border, in response to the Utah Fireplace Data web site. I-70 was quickly closed in each instructions after the hearth began.
The blaze was attributable to a car rollover on I-70 within the space, authorities stated.