Officials with CDOT sent out a warning to Denver-area drivers in the afternoon to avoid heading up to the high country due to a fatal crash on Interstate 70. Westbound I-70 reopened after 5 p.m.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo — Interstate 70 is closed in both directions Thursday afternoon at the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels after a multi-vehicle crash resulted in a vehicle fire, the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said.