Brush fire forces campers to evacuate in central Washington

QUINCY, Wash. -- A brush fire along Interstate 90 near George forced evacuations Sunday afternoon.

According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office, the fire broke out along I-90 near milepost 143, Silica Road.

Authorities said all campers were evacuated from the Old Vantage Highway area and nobody was at risk.

WSDOT closed I-90 for several hours, but the interstate was back open just before 8 p.m.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

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