Grass Fire Slows Traffic During Afternoon Commute on I-85

The afternoon commute on New Year’s Eve was complicated by a grass fire along the right shoulder of Interstate 85 Wednesday afternoon, according to Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services .

Crews responded to the call at 4:03 p.m. in an area of I-85 heading southbound just north of Friendship Road.

Three engines responded, quickly extinguishing the fire. A ”medium-sized area of grass” was burnt. The cause of the fire is unknown.

There were no injuries, but an engine had to block a lane of traffic for nearly 90 minutes as crews worked the scene. Smoke also slowed traffic, according to a fire release.