The Traverse Fire was burning in the area of Traverse Mountain near the city of Lehi, fire officials said. We’re dealing now with fires and fire season, and this being one of several fires burning throughout this state at this time,” Department of Public Safety Commissioner Jess Anderson said after touring the Traverse Fire, which burned about 500 acres and led to evacuation orders for nearly 200 families. Southbound state Route 68 in the area was also closed.

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Spencer Cox shared photos of charred landscaping the fire left in its wake. The fire can visibly be seen off Timpanogos Highway and portions of Northern Utah County. Lehi officials issued evacuations just after 2 a.m. for Autumn Hills and Spring View Lane area residents. LEHI — A wildfire west of Utah Lake forced the evacuation of 13,000 people from 3,100 homes in southern sections of Saratoga Springs Sunday afternoon as strong winds drove flames close to homes and made a battle from the air impossible for firefighters. The wildfire spreading in the Alpine/Lehi area near Traverse Mountain was sparked by fireworks, officials tweeted in the early hours of Sunday. The Red Cross set up evacuation centers at Skyridge High School and Draper Park Middle School.

Always check with your local fire authority to determine if fireworks are allowed during those dates in your area.

Multiple power outages have been reported in the area of the fire, Rocky Mountain Power stated on its website. “I know it was really smoky. Homes in the area, however, were expected to have some smoke damage. Suzi Heiner, who evacuated with her family from the Jacob’s Ranch neighborhood, said she saw on Facebook that they needed to evacuate and left within 20 minutes. In an afternoon news conference, Cox and other officials warned Utahns to be vigilant due to high fire risk ahead of the 4th of July.

The Traverse Fire was burning in the area of Traverse Mountain … “We have awesome firefighters that jumped right in and were able to lay down some water and some backfire and did a great job,” Clark said. (CNN)A wildfire threatening homes in Utah was sparked by someone setting off fireworks, Utah Fire Info said early Sunday. The person who set off the fireworks that ignited the fire was cooperating with law enforcement, fire officials said on the Utah Fire Info twitter account. The Utah Division of Emergency Management, which released the information, said the suspect is cooperating with law enforcement. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Red Cross workers tested residents for COVID-19 symptoms before allowing them to enter. See the below posts for more information: Evacuation area has been expanded to include Autumn Hill neighborhood. They gathered up their emergency kit, important documents, hard drives with family photos and other essentials, woke up their 4-year-old daughter, and left to sleep at a friend’s house. When Joe Caudell and his wife, Diana, noticed the fire was inching closer to their neighborhood, Canyon Hills in Lehi, they and most of their neighbors decided to evacuate. Strong, gusty winds are pushing this fire and allowing it to spread quickly. Fire on Traverse Mountain (UtahWildfireInfo.gov) The fire is believed to have started just before midnight. Evacuation centers are open to shelter those forced from their homes. Firefighters are making plans to bring in heavy equipment so they can begin constructing containment lines, fire officials said. A large wildfire caused by fireworks raged overnight on Traverse Mountain and forced come evacuations in the Lehi and Alpine area as the blaze threatened homes. The fire was first reported to Central Utah 911 just after 11:13 p.m. Rocky Mountain Power has indicated they have thousands of residents without power in the surrounding areas but have not indicated if it is because of the fire. It was very strong,” Clark said. Reading Terminal Market gets boost from sports betting app, Illinois' top doctor breaks down during COVID briefing, 1 killed in shooting at Delaware shopping center, Woman grieves sister found shot to death in Chester, 3-year-old boy shot in Southwest Philadelphia, AccuWeather: Warm Today, The Big Chill On Sunday, Chief: Illinois officer who shot Black couple in car fired, US sets COVID-19 infection record with 83K more cases, 'Mom code' keeps Utah COVID numbers artificially low, Officers on patrol hear shots fired, find 19-year-old victim, Strath Haven High grad's film 'Islander' playing at Philly Film Fest. • Shut off your HVAC so your house doesn’t “breathe” in smoke. State works on the distribution plan, Debate cleanup underway at the University of Utah, ABC4 post-debate analysis; AP fact check of Pence and Harris claims, Sen. Kamala Harris, ‘the queen of firsts’, If Biden/Harris ticket wins, nation will have its first second gentleman, What does a Vice President do? The fire was moving up Lake Mountain to an area that hasn’t burned in many years and has a lot of fire fuel. “I would just ask residents to really think about that, and help us out and do the right thing with your fireworks. Gephardt Daily will continue to follow this story as more information becomes available. The person’s identity has not been released. “It’s unfortunate that this incident happened. #TraverseFire”. . Strong winds in the area have been pushing flames from the north. At one point, 40 residents were there, Draper officials said. “We did this once . It was the second fast-moving fire that forced residents to flee along the Wasatch Front in less than 24 hours. They left within 15 minutes after packing the essentials. Strong, gusty winds quickly spread the flames across 150-200 acres. A mandatory evacuation order was issued for Draper on Brookside Drive shortly after 3 a.m. “PREPARE TO EVACUATE NOTICE: Residents living in the SunCrest area (Maple Hollow, Brookside, Deer Ridge) should begin to prepare to evacuate due to a wildfire on the Lehi side. The use or discharge of fireworks is prohibited statewide in Utah except for July 2-5, July 22-25 and Dec 31-Jan 1. The fire has burned more than 2,000 acres of state and private land and is now 0% contained, according to FEMA.

The fire was estimated at 150-200 acres at about 1:30 a.m. “Any homes one quarter mile radius from Vialetto Way to Annuvolato Way evacuate, also Autumn Hills Blvd and Spring View Lane.

“We sent all of our crews up there, and we had a wind-driven fire which really exploded because of the dry grasses up there.