ELLENSBURG, Wash. – UPDATE 3:47 p.m.
Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Communication Manager Ryan Rodruck says the Tendollar Springs Fire is burning two to four acres.
Rodruck says the fire started at around 1:05 p.m. and is burning near Exit 11 on I-82.
The Bureau of Land Management is reportedly handling the fire.
UPDATE 2:55 p.m.
In an update from the Washington State Department of Transportation, the right lane of eastbound I-82 has been reopened.
ORIGINAL COVERAGE
Both directions of I-82 are currently closed between Ellensburg and Yakima due to a fire.
Eastbound lanes are closed at Thrall Road near exit 3 due to the brush fire and westbound traffic is stopped at Firing Center Road at exit 26, according to the Department of Transportation.
A detour is in place via SR 821 through the Yakima River Canyon.
There is currently no estimated time for when the road will be reopened.
