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"Several other wildfires are still active in Colorado, including the Sowbelly Fire in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, the South Rim Fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and wildfires in Mesa County," the outlet reported.
Firefighters in Utah captured the moment a wildfire turned into a fire vortex. This happened when extreme wind and hot air from the fire mixed, sending a funnel of smoke and flames into the air.
A rare and terrifying “firenado” erupted near La Sal, Utah, during the Deer Creek Fire, forcing emergency crews to retreat and triggering more evacuations. The fire, last mapped at 8,300 acres, has grown rapidly,
At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires that prompted Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to issue a disaster declaration on Sunday.
A hot and dry summer has led to multiple wildfires across the West, including in Utah, where firefighters are battling eight such large blazes, scorching over 60,000 acres.
A new fire in the southeastern Utah town of La Sal has forced county officials to tell nearby residents to leave the area.
Firefighters on the scene of the 10,000-acre Deer Creek Fire in southern Utah captured video of a massive vortex of fire and smoke swirling in the