UPDATE Traffic has reopened in northbound lanes on I-15 that were shut down due to wildfire
BEAVER COUNTY, Utah — A wildfire forced a section of Interstate 15 in southern Utah to be shut down to traffic for a brief period of time Friday as flames approached the highway.All northbound traffic at I-15 at mile marker 121 in Beaver County was stopped for nearly an hour approximately 10 miles north of the Beaver.
The wildfire was 20 acres in size before crews arrived and were about to put out flames, allowing traffic to resume at around 3:15 p.m.
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