Photo: Brush fire flares up on U.S. 160

Taylor Goff, a volunteer with the Mancos Fire Protection District, looks for hot spots Wednesday after putting out a brush fire along U.S. Highway 160 west of Mancos. Smoke from the fire limited visibility along the highway, and Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin was on the scene to control traffic. The cause of the fire is unknown, but a cigarette thrown from a passing vehicle is suspected.