Deer Creek Fire grows to 14,760 acres
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A haze of smoke from wildfires burning in Colorado wafted into counties along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor on Wednesday, prompting an air quality health advisory. The smoke is from four wildfires burning in
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.
"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.
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.
An interim wildfire mitigation committee met at the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday to discuss efforts to protect the state from fire danger.