Wildfires burn across Utah with hotter weather looming
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several wildfires were burning Friday as weather forecasts called for hotter weather in the coming days.
Authorities said Friday that a rock fell from a cliff Friday and came within about 10 feet of a crew working along U.S. Highway 6 to fight the state’s largest fire in central Utah.
That blaze, being called the Bear Fire, was 13 square miles as of Friday morning and 5% contained.
Another fire in central Utah called the Bennion Creek blaze was 7.3 square miles and 10% contained. Utah is dealing with the state’s worst drought in decades.
