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Salt Lake Police investigate a scene in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. I-70 was closed due to a brush fire near the Utah-Colorado border on Monday. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko

I-70 reopened in both directions near the border between Utah and Colorado in Grand County after being closed due to a brush fire Monday afternoon.

Late Monday, officials said firefighters were able to "moderate" fire behavior — even as the blaze had grown to 800 acres due to "dry, windy conditions" and dry grass — and expected to have the fire contained by Tuesday evening.

The fire was discovered just before 1 p.m. around 15 miles from the Colorado border, according to the Utah Fire Info website. I-70 was temporarily closed in both directions after the fire started.

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The blaze was caused by a vehicle rollover on I-70 in the area, authorities said.

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