Just before 2 p.m. Friday afternoon a vehicle fire involving a horse trailer was reported 8 miles up the hill from Spooner.

The horses were removed from the trailer and were out of harms way.

However, the fire was reported to be spreading towards brush at 1:56 p.m.

Motorists should seek alternate routes.

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, English professor and investigative journalist working in the Sierras. More importantly, she is an advocate of high desert agriculture and rescue dogs.