Traffic slowed on I-70 west of Topeka due to fire

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A section of I-70 west of Topeka is being impacted by a fire Friday afternoon.

Fire crews and law enforcement are at the scene of a fire that started in the median of the highway, Kansas Highway Patrol reports. The road impacted by the fire lies just south of Maple Hill near I-70 and Windy Hill Rd.

Jeff Romine with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said it is believed the fire was started by a vehicle and that guardrail posts in the area are still on fire.