I-15 reopens as Lime Fire grows to 3,000 acres on Utah-Arizona border
Posted at 10:46 PM, Jul 12, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-13 11:18:20-04
Interstate 15 just south of the Utah-Arizona border has reopened Tuesday after a wildfire broke out near the Virgin River Gorge.
Arizona Department of Transportation
Wildfire burning near Virgin River Gorge in Arizona
Around 9:40 p.m. Monday, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced that both directions of the highway were completely closed with no estimated time of reopening. However, the road was reopened around 6 a.m. Tuesday. Wow, this is intense.
ð¥TONIGHT: Wildfire in the Virgin River Gorge (Arizona), south of St. George has closed I-15.
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Here s where Utah wildfires are burning
As the 2021 wildfire season unfolds, we will chronicle its progression for you here on this page.
The 2021 wildfire season is already raging across the West, and Utah is no exception. In 2020, Utah saw a record-breaking year for human-caused wildfire starts, with 77% of the 1,482 incidents across the state traceable to human actions such as leaving campfires unattended and illegally setting off fireworks near dry vegetation on windy days.
Consequences of all this elevated 2020 fire activity in Utah included more than 328,000 acres burned, six homes lost and more than 166,000 hours worked by firefighters with the state wildfire management program, often in 16-hour shifts on a grueling 14-days-on, 2-days-off schedule.