GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. More than 100 motorists were stranded after mudslides shut down a major interstate in Colorado east of the Utah border, officials said Friday.
The incident occurred Thursday night after debris from the burn scars around the location of the Grizzly Creek Fire which burned more than 32,000 acres last August poured onto I-70 near the Hanging Lake Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT staff at the tunnel assisted travelers who were trapped on I-70 by debris flows and sought shelter at Hanging Lake Tunnel; 29 motorists sheltered at the tunnel complex overnight. In total, CDOT has accounted for 108 individuals who have now been either evacuated from Glenwood Canyon or have been moved to a safe place, CDOT said in a news release.
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