State Route 74 reopened near Lake Pleasant following brush fire

PHOENIX — State Route 74 has reopened following a brush fire, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

UPDATE: SR 74 has reopened in both directions. https://t.co/PavHwF5C7n

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) May 26, 2019

The brush fire had closed State Route 74 in both directions near Lake Pleasant Regional Park in Peoria earlier in the afternoon.

The federal Bureau of Land Management said on Twitter late Saturday afternoon that the fire at one point was estimated at 120 acres (46 hectares).

#HotSpringsFire Update: Fast moving grass fire, currently est 120ac, Hwy 74 closed around MM 19, more resources on order #AZFire

— BLM Arizona Fire (@BLMAZFire) May 25, 2019

The highway is the main access route to the popular recreational area for boating on the northern outskirts of metro Phoenix.

ADOT on Twitter said the fire was separate from the Dove Fire, the brush fire that has burned more than 1,000 acres near Surprise.

No other information was immediately available.

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