Moffat County Road 29/Routt County Road 86 towards Elkhead Reservoir closes after a vehicle fire spreads to wildland

Moffat County Road 29/Routt County Road 86 towards Elkhead Reservoir closes after a vehicle fire spreads to wildland

Moffat County Road 29, which is also Routt County Road 86, has been closed in both directions due to a vehicle fire. The road closure is between Highway 40 and Elkhead Lake. The closure comes after a semi-truck hauling hay caught on fire. The flames then spread to the adjacent hill, becoming a wildland fire. A facebook post from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office asks residents to avoid the area to allow the first responders on scene space to wo…