Bureau of Land Management officials say a brush fire near Interstate 17 and Cordes Lakes junction is now 100 percent contained.
The Cordes Fire sparked Monday and burned approximately 344 acres, fire officials say.
PHD - #CordesFire (I-17 at Cordes Junction/Hwy69) Final Update: 100% contained at 344 acres #AZFire (Video from yesterday’s initial attack) pic.twitter.com/VX3FC40EHo
— BLM Arizona Fire (@BLMAZFire) July 1, 2020
The fire was approximately 1/4 mile from structures and no homes were evacuated,
*UPDATE*
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) June 30, 2020
Interstate 17 is now OPEN at State ROute 69.
A right lane closure remains in place between mileposts 263 to 259 due to a brush fire,
If you are stuck in the backup, please allow some time for the delays to clear.#aztraffic #I17 #CordesFire pic.twitter.com/ro3ulWN0iZ
Fire crews say they are investigating what caused the blaze.
