VIDEO: Firefighters contained a brush fire burning along Exit 173 on Interstate 84. The Centennial Fire burned 26 acres of brush along the westbound on-ramp and off-ramp on Monday afternoon, according to the South Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center. The Idaho Transportation Department said the ramps were back open after they temporarily shut them down earlier in the day. The fire was expected to be fully extinguished by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Bureau of Land Management.
Flames scurried across the grass at the exit toward U.S. Highway 93 as the fire began just past noon. An Idaho State Police trooper on the scene said they were considering shutting down the highway, but only had to close the right northbound lane. Firetrucks from the Jerome County Rural Fire District and Twin Falls Fire Department were seen dousing the blaze as it sent smoke flying across the highway. Traffic slowed down as the smoke periodically impacted visibility. The Jerome County Sheriffโs Office, BLM and Idaho Power also responded to the scene. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
