WATCH LIVE: Grass fire shuts down parts of I-215 in Salt Lake City
Live video below shows the fire scene from a UDOT traffic camera
The Utah Highway Patrol said the ramp from I-215 southbound to SR-201 westbound has been closed due to the fire. Video and photos from the fire scene showed flames burning between the highway and business about 40 yards away."We have talked in the past how these high winds and the heat and the low humidity that we're experiencing, we just came out of that Red Flag Warning over the past five days, so any type of ignition source could have set this off," said Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Shaun Mumedy.
It's not exactly what sparked Wednesday's fire, but Mumedy mentioned anything form vehicles dragging from chains to someone throwing out a cigarette as a possible culprit. Crews were able to completely douse the fire just before 11 a.m., but the highway remained closed. UHP tweeted that the ramp should reopen at approximately 11:30 a.m.Raw video of I-215 grass fire in Salt Lake City Stay with fox13now.com and FOX 13 News for the latest on this breaking news story
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