Fox Fire Forces Highway Closures | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A massive wildfire dubbed the Fox Fire erupted near the Oregon-Idaho border, forcing the shutdown of Interstate 84 for 70 miles — a critical route for goods and travel. Though reopened later, the blaze remains active, having scorched 72 square miles and dangerously encroached on homes in Huntington, with smoke so thick residents could taste it. Firefighters battled the flames using bulldozers to create firebreaks, while another highway, U.S. Route 20, also shut down for nearly 70 miles. This disaster is part of a worsening Western wildfire crisis fueled by drought, heat, and wind — and tragically, a fourth firefighter has died this summer fighting fires near the Colorado-Utah border. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/55c67510a47b52be