Update: With fire under control, I-70 westbound at Silt reopens
Kyle Mills/Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Interstate 70 at Silt has reopened as of 3:10 p.m. after being closed for a few hours due to a fire.
Colorado River Fire Rescue is already on scene, which they reported are two separate fires at mile markers 96 and 105.
“Multiple crews and apparatus are responding. An all-call page for available off-duty personnel to respond to stations for coverage has been initiated,” CRFR reported in a Facebook post.
This is a developing story that will be updated via the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
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Basalt is stuck with the ugly black fence
Trouble seems to plague the former Pan and Fork Mobile Home Park site in Basalt. The latest controversy is over the black fence that was erected three years ago on the site near the heart of downtown.
