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Hay Fire sparks from pickup truck catching fire near Wickenburg, causes US 60 road closure

By FOX 10 Staff

Updated July 3, 2024 9:33pm MST

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WICKENBURG, Ariz. - US 60 was closed in both directions from Wickenburg to Aguila when a pickup truck towing a trailer full of hay caught fire.

The road was reopened around 8:45 p.m.

Fire officials named the ensuing brush fire the Hay Fire.

Pickup truck towing hay starts fire on US 60

The US 60 was closed in both directions near Wickenburg for a fire that started when a pickup truck towing hay was set a blaze.

The car fire started an ensuing brush fire near milepost 92, closer to the town of Forepaugh than Wickenburg.

There were no injuries reported in the blaze.