Brush fires reported along Reno's I-80

RENO, Nev., July 31 (UPI) -- Motorists traveling on Interstate 80 in Reno, Nev., were hampered Monday by smoke coming from two brush fires in the area.

Firefighters had contained the first wildfire but the other one near the highway and Robb Drive was blowing smoke in the direction of the highways the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Rough terrain and ditches were complicating the firefighting effort in the 5-acre area. Officials think the fires might have been started by something burning thrown from a passing vehicle.