A wildfire shut down Interstate 70 between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum on Saturday, in response to the Colorado State Patrol, however the freeway later reopened.
The Eagle County Sheriff’s Workplace stated the wildfire, often called the The Duck Pond fireplace, started within the early afternoon Saturday within the Duck Pond Open House space between Gypsum and Dotsero. Winds have pushed the fireplace east, and an evacuation discover has been ordered for the Willowstone neighborhood in Gypsum.
At 6 p.m. Saturday the fireplace was estimated to be about 30 acres.
A hearth has damaged out between the Glenwood Canyon and Gypsum close to milepost 137. I-70 is closed in each instructions with no ETA to reopen. Please keep away from the realm. Suggest alternate path to the north, H13-H40-H131. @ColoradoDOT @EagleCountySO @Garco911 pic.twitter.com/KtoQSoWq1x
— CSP Eagle (@CSP_Eagle) April 16, 2022
A pre-evacuation discover has been posted for the Pink Hill space, together with Beacon Highway, Cedar Drive, Strohm Circle, Highland Highway, Sundown Lane and Knob Lane, in response to the sheriff’s workplace. Highway closures are also taking place in Gypsum.
The stretch of interstate was reopened at about 7:40 p.m., however officers warned if there was a wind shift, a street closure can be applied once more.
