Deer Creek Fire grows to 14,760 acres
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"Several other wildfires are still active in Colorado, including the Sowbelly Fire in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, the South Rim Fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and wildfires in Mesa County," the outlet reported.
Four of the five wildfires burning in Colorado have together consumed more than 19,300 acres, according to fire officials. How much Colorado land the fifth has burned is unknown.
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Midland Reporter-Telegram on MSNRare 'firenado' rated as an EF2 in UtahBREAKING: Incredibly-rare FIRE TORNADO in Utah officially rated an EF2 vortex by the National Weather Service! 🔥 The FIRE TORNADO had winds up to 122 mph, making it only the third EF2+ tornado to occur in the state of Utah since the year 2000. This was associated with the… pic.twitter.com/ikgxfMIvAl
Four fires burning more than 20,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope are still mostly uncontained, and a 14,000-acre fire that started in Utah is now firmly in Colorado as of Wednesday.
LA SAL, San Juan County — No injuries were reported, but a fire engine was damaged when a massive "fire vortex" formed within a fire burning in southeast Utah over the weekend. A massive fire vortex damaged a fire engine during Utah's Deer Creek Fire. The fire has burned over 10,000 acres and remains 0% contained, with evacuations ongoing.
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ABC4 Utah on MSNFirefighter injured while battling Forsyth Fire in Washington CountyA firefighter was injured while battling the lightning-caused Forsyth Fire that continues to burn near Pine Valley in Washington County.
According to Utah Fire Info, more than 71,000 acres have burned this year, just 20,000 acres short of what burned all of last year.
Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including the fast-growing Turner Gulch Fire. See the latest map of the Colorado fires.
A 41-year-old man is accused of firing roughly 150 rounds at law enforcement officers in a "terrifying" incident in suburban Utah, officials said. Benjamin Lewis Hansen is facing more than 50 charges,