Grass fire burning along Interstate 80 in Tooele County

A grass fire near Lake Point in Tooele County is slowing traffic on Interstate 80 Monday afternoon. Photo Courtesy: UDOT

TOOELE COUNTY, Utah, Sept. 3, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A grass fire near Lake Point in Tooele County is slowing traffic on Interstate 80 Monday afternoon.

A tweet from the Utah Department of Transportation at 12:30 p.m. said the fire is in the area of mile post 98.

Eastbound lanes were closed to allow firefighters to access the fire, but have since reopened.

The incident is causing delays and drivers are being advised to avoid the area if possible

There are unconfirmed reports that up to three grass fires are burning alongside I-80 in the same area, but this has not been confirmed by officials.

Gephardt Daily will have more on this developing story as information is made available.

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