TWITPIC: East Pierce Firefighters Contain Brush Fire Near Entrance to Bonney Lake on SR 410

Thursday rush hour traffic was backed up after a brush fire occured on the right side of eastbound SR 410, halfway up Ehli Hill in Bonney Lake.

East Pierce Fire and Rescue workers tweeted the incident and around 5 p.m. Thursday:

East Pierce Firefighters are cleaning up after a brush fire on the right side of EB SR 410 half way up Ehli Hill in Bonney Lake. One lane is blocked by our equipment and traffic is unfortunately backed up into Sumner. Use an alternate route if possible. No known cause, but likely discarded smoking materials.