ST. GEORGE — A vehicle fire had Interstate 15 southbound through the Virgin River Gorge temporarily closed Saturday evening.
The Arizona Department of Transportation reported on its Facebook page shortly before 7 p.m. that I-15 southbound is closed near the Utah state line near Cedar Pocket, Ariz., due to a vehicle fire at milepost 25.
Unconfirmed comments on Facebook said that there were horses in the trailer that got out of the trailer in time.
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This report is based on social media and does not include the full scope of the findings.
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Updates 9:30 p.m.: St. George Fire Department Chief Robert Stoker texted St. George News with more details about the incident Saturday night in the Arizona Strip.
Stoker said that the call came in at 5:26 p.m., reporting a truck and horse trailer on fire.
He said responding units and personnel included three fire engines from St. George, Stoker himself and his battalion chief.
The Beaver Dam/Littlefield Fire Department sent a brush truck, ambulance and a water tender along with BLM resources, Stoker said.
All of the units converged near milepost 25 on I-15 southbound, Stoker said.
“They were able to get the horses out of the trailer so there were no injuries to horses or individuals,” he said.
He repeated some of what had earlier been reported, that I-15 southbound was closed to both lanes “for a couple of hours” and then reopened to one lane.
He reported that southbound traffic was still backed up all the way to the Utah/Arizona state line as his engines and crews returned to St. George around 9:20 p.m.
Other agencies responding to the incident, Stoker said, included the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Mojave County Sheriffs, BLM law enforcement along with Arizona Department of Transportation.
This information is based on statements by emergency responders and may not include the full scope of the findings.
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