I-90 closes for vehicle fire

VANTAGE — A vehicle fire closed down I-90 just west of Vantage Monday, according to the Washington State Patrol. A semi traveling westbound near the Ryegrass summit caught fire a little after 1 p.m., according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The cause of the fire may have been electrical, said Trooper Jeremy Weber, spokesman for the Washington State Patrol, but the cause hasn’t yet been ascertained. The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was able to get out safely, Weber added.