Driver with flat sparked multiple fires along I

The Brief

A driver with a flat tire is accused of sparking multiple fires along I-90, leading to highway closures near Cle Elum.

Smoke and poor visibility forced the closure, with air resources deployed to combat the fires.

Residents received "Get Ready" evacuation notices, but no further evacuations are currently planned.

CLE ELUM, Wash. - A driver with a flat tire, driving on a rim, is accused of starting multiple fires along a long stretch of I-90 that forced the closure of the highway outside Cle Elum, and caused residents to prepare to evacuate some neighborhoods.

What we know:

The closure stretched from I-90 at milepost 93 (Elk Heights) and eastbound at milepost 70 at Lake Easton. The Washington State Patrol says the smoke on the highway was the reason for the closure.

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