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
