Hazy skies blamed on mulch pit fire burning in Moapa
Smoke from mulch pit fire in Moapa hovers in the sky over Las Vegas on Thursday, June 5, 2014. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Smoke from mulch pit fire in Moapa hovers in the sky over Las Vegas on Thursday, June 5, 2014. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A haze from a fire on the Moapa Paiute Indian Reservation as seen on Thursday, June 5, 2014. The 40-acre fire, which the BLM said is contained, includes a 15-foot-deep mulch pit located behind the Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza, about 40 miles north of Las Vegas on U.S. Highway 95. The BLM spokeswoman said the fire will burn for about a week.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A haze from a fire on the Moapa Paiute Indian Reservation as seen on Thursday, June 5, 2014. The 40-acre fire, which the BLM said is contained, includes a 15-foot-deep mulch pit located behind the Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza, about 40 miles north of Las Vegas on U.S. Highway 95. The BLM spokeswoman said the fire will burn for about a week.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A haze from a fire on the Moapa Paiute Indian Reservation as seen on Thursday, June 5, 2014. The 40-acre fire, which the BLM said is contained, includes a 15-foot-deep mulch pit located behind the Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza, about 40 miles north of Las Vegas on U.S. Highway 95. The BLM spokeswoman said the fire will burn for about a week.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A mulch and debris fire in Moapa brought hazy skies to the Las Vegas Valley.
The fire started Wednesday and is expected to burn for days, according to Bureau of Land Management.
The 40-acre fire, which the BLM said is contained, includes a 15-foot-deep mulch pit located behind the Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza, about 40 miles north of Las Vegas on U.S. Interstate 15.
Mulch is a combination of compost, straw and plastic sheeting used to insulate soil.
