Highway 50 reopens after car fire

The Colorado Department of Transportation said a car fire briefly closed U.S. Highway 50 east of La Junta Sunday evening.

The highway was closed just before 6 p.m. in both directions and reopened about 10 minutes later.

An emergency pager that alerts the media to road closures said to expect to delays in the area despite the reopening of the road. It suggests using Colorado Highway 196.

No specific information about the car fire was provided.