I-29 GRASS FIRE

SIOUX CITY FIREFIGHTERS SPENT PART OF MONDAY AFTERNOON DEALING WITH A GRASSFIRE ON I-29 NEAR THE HIGHWAY 20 BYPASS.

THE EARLY AFTERNOON FIRE WAS WHIPPED BY 30 MILE AN HOUR WINDS THROUGH DRY GRASS, AND CAUSED AUTHORITIES TO SHUTDOWN AN ON-RAMP INTO NEBRASKA.

THE CITY FIRE MARSHALL REMINDS YOU TO NOT DISCARD CIGARETTE BUTTS ONTO THE ROADSIDE, BECAUSE DRY CONDITIONS ARE PRIME FOR FIRES TO START AND SPREAD QUICKLY..