ARIZONA, USA — Drivers heading into the Valley on State Route 87 ran into significant delays Monday. A brush fire near Fountain Hills shut down the roadway and triggered precautionary evacuations nearby.
As of Monday afternoon, the left southbound lane is now open. All lanes in both directions of SR 87 were closed at Shea Boulevard as crews fought the fire, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced.
VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: SR 87 reabre parcialmente tras incendio forestal cerca de Fountain Hills que causó cierre y evacuaciones
Several homes on the Fountain Hills side of the roadway were evacuated as a precaution, officials with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said. All evacuation orders have been lifted.
DPS said the fire appeared to start from a dump truck that caught fire and flames spreading to nearby brush.
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