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Utah's Largest Fire Claims Lives | Salt Lake City News
Utah’s Widemouth 2 Fire rages out of control, now the state’s largest blaze this year—scorching over 111,000 acres and just 24% contained. It’s already eclipsed last year’s Babylon Fire, marking the third 100,000-acre fire this season as Governor Cox pleads with nature for mercy. Tragedy struck when a helicopter carrying firefighting crew crashed, killing two—and over 100 cattle perished. This isn’t the first firefighter fatality this year; four others died earlier on the Utah-Colorado border. With more than 600 personnel battling the flames to prevent crossing Interstate 70, Utah’s wildfire…
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