![Fireworks to Blame for Grass Fire That Closed I-25 Near Cheyenne](https://townsquare.media/site/99/files/2020/08/grass-fire.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Fireworks to Blame for Grass Fire That Closed I-25 Near Cheyenne
Fireworks are to blame for a large grass fire that temporarily closed Interstate 25 between Cheyenne and the Colorado state line Thursday afternoon.
Laramie County Fire District #1 Captain Cole Mondragon says crews were called to the area of College Drive and I-25 around 1 p.m. and had the fire under control around 3 p.m.
The fire forced the evacuation of Love's Travel Stop and threatened multiple structures, but Mondragon says no structures were lost.
Fire officials say the blaze burned 177 acres -- roughly the size of 134 football fields.
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