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The South Rim Fire and other western slope blazes led to three Colorado counties being declared disasters. See the latest map of the fires.
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KTVX Salt Lake City on MSNMonroe Fire crosses 1,200 acres, cause still under investigationThe Monroe Fire that started on Sunday afternoon has now crossed 1,200 acres and is at 0% containment, according to the U.S. Forest Service- Fishlake National Forest.
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.
A new wildfire broke out Sunday in central Utah, and officials say it is threatening numerous buildings and has forced evacuations.
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ABC4 Utah on MSNWATCH: Deer Creek Fire creates vortex of flames, crews focus on securing life and propertyThe Deer Creek Fire that is threatening roughly 80 structures near the Utah-Colorado border stirred a vortex of fire in a rare weather phenomenon over the weekend.
A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed four homes and five outbuildings as it continues to burn in southeast Utah, state officials say.
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KTVX Salt Lake City on MSNFIRE WATCH: The latest updates on Utah’s wildfires throughout the stateThe Forsyth Fire, burning near Pine Valley in Washington County, grew another 775 acres, according to a July 11 update from the U.S. Forest Service. The spread occurred on the southern edge of the fire, where crews are focusing aircraft and ground efforts. Smoke also increased over the last 24 hours as winds pushed the fire into unburned fuel.
A firefighter has captured the moment a wildfire spun into a fire vortex on Saturday, 12 July near Old La Sal, Utah. No one was injured in the "uncommon" phenomenon, according to the state's Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Evacuations are underway as a human-caused wildfire broke out near Monroe in Sevier County on Sunday afternoon.