Area firefighters responded to a grass fire near Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Purcell Road, north of Manhattan Friday morning.
Firefighters were called out around 9:30 a.m. and contained the fire shortly after 11 a.m. The fire ignited a wooded area west of the highway, leading officials to block a single lane of southbound traffic on Tuttle Creek Blvd as well as access to Purcell.
No word yet on what caused the fire, but Riley County officials say foul play is not suspected.
Responding agencies included Riley County Fire District No. 1, Manhattan Fire, RCPD and Riley County EMS.
