Interstate 70 is closed in both directions between Parachute and Rifle for a brush fire, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Fire crews were responding to a brush fire near Rulison at approximately 3:43 p.m., the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook.
The highway is closed between exit 75 for Parachute and exit 90 for Colorado 13 and Rifle. Drivers can detour using U.S. 6.