Crime & Safety
Brush Fire Breaks Out Near Tempe Marketplace
A large fire sparked near Tempe Marketplace on Monday morning shut down one lane of the Loop 202 freeway, officials said.
TEMPE, AZ — A brush fire sparked up near Tempe Marketplace early Monday morning.
The fire was blazing as of 5:40 a.m. near McClintock Road and Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe, by the Loop-202 Freeway. Several Tempe Fire Department crews were on hand to put it out.
The Arizona Department of Transportation said that the firefighters had "quenched the blaze" around 6 a.m.
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Posted by Arizona Department of Transportation on Monday, November 16, 2020
One lane of the eastbound freeway was closed due to its proximity to the fire Monday morning but has since reopened.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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