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The wildfire season in Utah has been particularly active, with over 71,000 acres burned this year, just 20,000 acres short of what burned all of last year, FOX 13 reported.
The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in western Colorado exploded overnight, more than quintupling in size and forcing new evacuations.
A vortex formed over the Deer Creek Fire on Saturday in San Juan County, causing damages to a fire engine and structures in the area.
Heavy winds that swept through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Sunday night started “rapid fire spread” after a relatively slow day of growth, according to fire officials.
A hot and dry summer has led to multiple wildfires across the West, including in Utah, where firefighters are battling eight such large blazes, scorching over 60,000 acres.
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ABC4 Utah on MSNDeer Creek fire now 7% contained, smoke visible from Dead Horse Point State ParkThe Deer Creek fire burning in San Juan County is now 7% contained and has burnt about 12,906 acres, according to the latest information posted by the Utah Department of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.
Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including one at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. See the latest map of the Colorado fires.