Brush fire along I-5 is making a mess of the evening commute in Kent
UPDATE: The fire is now out and all traffic lanes are open.
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority spokesman Kyle Ohashi said the fire threatened, but did not burn, a neighborhood in the 25500 block of Kent’s west hill.
Homeowners used garden hoses to help fire crews fight the fire, he said.
Also involved in the fight was a crash truck from Sea-Tac Airport. Normally used in aircraft fires, the truck can spray water while moving. Regular fire trucks don’t have that ability, Ohashi said.
ORIGINAL STORY: A brush fire along northbound Interstate 5 in Kent is making the evening commute a three-mile long headache.
UPDATE: Crews opened HOV lane of NB I-5 in #Kent while a super-soaker goes to work. This will take time to clear. Alt routes still advised pic.twitter.com/7diMpnU1Gi
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) August 30, 2017
The Washington Department of Transportation is advising motorists to use alternate routes.
The fire is near 260th Street. Traffic is currently backed up south of 320th Street in Federal Way.
Fire crews are working on the fire.
Craig Sailor: 253-597-8541, @crsailor
This story was originally published August 29, 2017 at 6:14 PM with the headline "Brush fire along I-5 is making a mess of the evening commute in Kent."