Update: Grass fire out, power restored, roads reopened in Boise near River Street
Commuters were asked to avoid a portion of downtown Boise as emergency crews responded to a grass fire and downed power lines Thursday afternoon.
The Ada County Highway District said in a 3:45 p.m. news release that downed power lines near 13th Street caused several stoplights to stop functioning and power outages. ACHD also said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that the grass fire was near 13th and River streets.
The roads reopened and the fire was put out by around 5:45 p.m., the highway district said in a follow-up post on X.
“The outages and grass fire are causing significant delays and road closures,” according to the release.
The Boise Police Department, according to a post on X, closed 13th and 14th streets south of River Street. The Boise Fire Department also was at the site, the post said, working with police to clear the scene. It’s expected to take a few hours.
Roughly 130 Idaho Power customers were being affected by the outage at about 4:30 p.m., according to the company’s website. That number originally was up over 1,000. ACHD said in its 5:45 p.m. post that power was restored and that Idaho Power was finishing up any needed repairs.
This story was originally published October 5, 2023 at 4:31 PM.
