{"id":1446,"date":"2026-06-10T12:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:04:51","slug":"interstate-70-closed-in-garfield-county-because-of-8-to-10-acre-grassfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1446","title":{"rendered":"Interstate 70 closed in Garfield County because of 8- to 10-acre grassfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Interstate 70 in Garfield County will reopen \u201cshortly,\u201d Glenwood Springs police said at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1444\">Southern Eagle County residents ordered to evacuate because of fire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The eastbound lanes will open fully, while only one westbound lane is likely to open Tuesday night, the Glenwood Springs Police Department posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The Paradise Fire started Tuesday afternoon, closing I-70 at mile marker 112 in South Canyon in Garfield County by 3:15 p.m. Police said it started near the westbound lanes, but didn\u2019t name a cause.<\/p>\n<p>The fire eventually reached eight to 10 acres before crews brought it under control. Shortly after 4 p.m., the department said it had reached 20 acres, before revising that estimate down.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1442\">Today in History: June 10, Benito Mussolini enters Italy into World War II<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In late afternoon, about 44 firefighters were working to knock down flames in the canyon\u2019s steep and rocky terrain, the department said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said multiple agencies were assisting with the response, including the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Colorado River Fire Rescue, Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority, Garfield County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Colorado Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1440\">2 sentenced to prison in fatal shooting of 14-year-old boy at Lakewood house party in 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and may be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"geolocation\" allowfullscreen=\"yes\" allowtransparency=\"1\" class=\"iframe\" height=\"1700px\" id=\"6a2926d9912d8\" loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/extras.denverpost.com\/app\/wildfire\/latest-tracker\/all_graphics.html\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interstate 70 is closed in both directions at mile marker 112 in Garfield County, with no estimated reopening time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colorado-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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