Brush fire near Sumner forces closure of SR 167, SR 410
A large brush fire broke out near Sumner Monday evening, shutting down both directions of state Route 167 and state Route 410.
Almost immediately after the fire started around 7:30 p.m., traffic backed up as roads closed, power lines fell and fire crews tried to contain the growing blaze.
Both directions of SR 167 and SR 410 shut down, as well as eastbound state Route 512 to northbound SR 167.
Power lines were down on both highways, Trooper Ryan Burke said.
Puget Sound Energy reported more than 300 homes and businesses were affected by an outage.
Sumner police evacuated a few people, though no injuries were reported.
It was not immediately clear what started the fire, which was fueled by high winds.
SR 410 reopened just before 10 p.m. Northbound SR 167 remained closed at 11:30 p.m. and officials were unsure when it would reopen.
“Fire is working on smolders now,” Burke said at 11:20 p.m.
“Crazy night. Multiple brush fires, wires down. More alarms than fire engines. Your firefighters throughout the region are busting their (tails) tonight,” East Pierce Fire tweeted at 11:20 p.m.
This story was originally published September 7, 2020 at 11:24 PM.
