UPDATE: The Taylor Mountain Road Fire in northeastern Utah has spread to 3, 569 acres by late Saturday night. Evacuations for one neighborhood have been lifted. The fire is roughly five percent contained.
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A 700-acre spreading wildfire north of Vernal, Utah has triggered evacuations in the state’s northeast corner. The fire ignited on Saturday afternoon near Steinaker State Park, just west of Dinosaur National Monument on the Colorado-Utah border.
#TaylorMt fire near Vernal, UT. Picture taken by Carol Muir. pic.twitter.com/zDdA4HjnIB
— EGBCC News and Notes (@EGBCC) July 5, 2014
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that flames are threatening structures, although numbers of endangered homes were unknown as of early Saturday afternoon.
Taylor Mountain Road Fire burning approximately 10 miles North of Vernal, UT. Undetermined cause. Evac. in place. #TaylorMtnRdFire @blmKB — UtahFireInfo (@UtahWildfire) July 5, 2014
Three heavy airtankers, 20 engines, and a helicopter have been ordered to the fire.
Just got some wildfire pictures from Lindy Hall in Vernal. She says with wind, fire is growing fast. pic.twitter.com/h5bZmtT9Q5
— Alex Cabrero (@KSL_AlexCabrero) July 5, 2014
KSL is reporting 3 structures burned as of Sunday afternoon, the Salt Lake Tribune is only reporting one.
Thanks! I am confused by their language, however: fire “severely damages” three homes? Does that mean destroyed? Working to get this from a more official source.
Just got wind down under that some friends of mine have been burnt out in this fire, managed to get out with a some of their pets and some photos etd. I am so sorry about this, we live with the same fire problems down here as well. Hope you blokes get the fire out soon and no more properties are lost.
Best wishes
Gordon hazel
See what things look like by the end of the day. We may bump out on this one. Hope so, were not that far away. Hard to find up to date info though.
Flew IA on this fire out of GJT in T-809.