I-17 fully reopens near Black Canyon City after closure due to Perry Tank Fire
BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ (AZFamily) — All lanes of Interstate 17 are reopen north of the Valley after an hours-long closure due to a brush fire.
The roadway was completely reopen Tuesday morning after a partial closure was implemented near Sunset Point just after 9 p.m. on Monday.
Details are extremely limited, but the Bureau of Land Management says the Perry Tank Fire burned 200 acres, as of 8:30 p.m.
It’s 20% contained and BLM said crews were “making good progress.”
The northbound lanes were closed at around 2:15 p.m. but reopened at 2:40 p.m.
No other details about the brush fire have been released at this time.
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