Fire clogs westbound traffic on I-90

A fire burning just north of Interstate 90 west of Spokane has clogged westbound traffic at the Garden Springs exit. The fire started around 12:30 p.m. on land owned by Rowand Machinery company that was leased out for farming, said Donn Gehret, an accountant for the company. The winter wheat harvest had just been completed on Monday, said Paula Oswald, one of the farmers. The fire started in a couple of different locations and was pushed quickly by wind. Staff members from Rowand used two company bulldozers to start building fire lines.