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A brush fire in Bryce Canyon National Park obstructed traffic briefly Monday afternoon, according to a tweet from park staff.

Highway 12 was closed for a time Monday afternoon, then restricted to one lane for several hours, before it reopened fully Monday night, according to tweets from park staff.

A firefighter crew was battling the 3-acre fire burning along Highway 12 on the east side of the park, according to Color Country Interagency Fire Center.

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