Major Oregon interstate closed for 70 miles as firefighters tackle wildfire
- A major interstate highway in Oregon was forced to close on Monday as a wildfire prompted the evacuation of a small town, one of dozens of blazes currently raging across the state.
- Interstate 84 was shut for approximately 70 miles (113 kilometres) between Baker City and Ontario, close to the Idaho state line, due to the Fox Fire.
- The Oregon Department of Transportation confirmed the closure, though the vital thoroughfare, which connects Portland through the Columbia River Gorge to eastern Oregon, reopened later in the day.
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- A major interstate highway in Oregon was forced to close on Monday as a wildfire prompted the evacuation of a small town, one of dozens of blazes currently raging across the state.
- Interstate 84 was shut for approximately 70 miles (113 kilometres) between Baker City and Ontario, close to the Idaho state line, due to the Fox Fire.
- The Oregon Department of Transportation confirmed the closure, though the vital thoroughfare, which connects Portland through the Columbia River Gorge to eastern Oregon, reopened later in the day.
Sources: The Independent