I-17 brush fire backs up traffic for miles
Posted: 06/10/2012
PRESCOTT - All lanes on Interstate 17 are open, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation after a brush fire in the median forced lane restrictions Sunday afternoon.
The fire, two miles south of Cordes Junction created a six to ten mile backup for northbound and southbound traffic.
Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Pam Mathis said they believe the 20-acre fire was human caused.
The fire at Milepost 259 started around 1 p.m.
There were no injuries reported.
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