Brush fire on I-90 east of downtown prompts brief lane closure Sunday afternoon

A brush fire sparked Sunday afternoon on westbound Interstate 90 near Sprague Avenue.

Firefighters from the Spokane Valley Fire Department closed the right lane near milepost 285 on I-90 westbound around 2 p.m. to fight the fire, the Spokane Regional Transportation Management Center posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. The lane was reopened and the fire extinguished as of 3 p.m.

Flames from the brush fire were visible to people in the Avista Stadium at Sunday’s Spokane Indians baseball game.