State Highway 291 back open after fire contained

Officials have closed state Highway 291 near Ford as a result of a wildfire. The route is closed between Corkscrew Canyon Road and state Highway 291. The 31-acre fire near Amy Lane and the highway was reported about 3:30 p.m. It was 100 percent contained by 7:15 p.m., and there were no reports that structures burned, said Department of Natural Resources spokesman Guy Gifford. The Washington State Patrol reported at 9 p.m. that the highway was back open.

Below is a previous version of this report. Officials have closed state Highway 291 near Ford as a result of a wildfire. The route is closed between Corkscrew Canyon Road and state Highway 291. The 20-acre fire is threatening homes and was reported about 3:30 this afternoon near Amy Lane and the highway, said Department of Natural Resources spokesman Guy Gifford. Spot fires jumped the highway, Gifford said, but it was not spreading by 6:30 p.m.