Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | 1:20 p.m.
Authorities have reopened State Route 160, closed earlier today because of a wind-driven wildfire that burned more than 100 acres, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Firefighters will remain in the area. The two-lane road reopened at 1 p.m., Scott Allison, public information officer for the Clark County Fire Department said.
The BLM closed the two-lane road at State Route 159, a road leading into the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, after the Potosi fire broke out about 1:30 a.m., spokeswoman Kirsten Cannon said.
Interagency firefighters on four engines responded to the flames in dry brush in the south end of the Spring Mountains, Cannon said. More firefighters and equipment have been requested, she said.
No structures are threatened by flames at this time. No injuries to firefighters have been reported, Cannon said. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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