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Utah Wildfires: Containment and Crisis | Salt Lake City News
Utah’s June was fire season at its worst—dozens of blazes raged across the state, forcing evacuations and testing firefighters’ limits. The Sawmill Fire burned nearly 4,000 acres and took two weeks to contain, while the Hastings Fire scorched over 26,000 acres in the West Desert without threatening homes. Meanwhile, the Iron Fire (41,000+ acres) and Cherry Fire are nearly contained, but the Cottonwood Fire—now the largest in the nation—is still a major threat. The Babylon Fire, at 70,000+ acres and already destroying homes, remains completely uncontained. These aren’t just statistics—they’re…
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