Salt Lake City Fire Latest: Ensign Peak brush fire spreads over 30 acres; map, evacuation details
a brush fire In Salt Lake City, Utah On Wednesday, the fire spread to more than 30 acres and massive fire rescue efforts were underway. The fire, known as the Sandhurst Fire, started near Salt Lake City’s Ensign Peak, Utah Fire Information reported. The National Weather Service in Utah issued a hazardous weather warning during the fires.
Watch Duty reports that the fire is spreading at an alarming rate, posing a potential threat to structures in the area around Ensign Peak and requiring evacuations.
“The Sandhurst 2 Fire is currently estimated to be over 30 acres in size at Ensign Peak, just north of Parliament House. Homes are threatened and evacuations are ongoing. Ground and aviation resources are on scene and are actively involved in suppressing the fire,” Statement from the Utah Fire Department Read it on Facebook.
No further details on where evacuation Has been released due to the ongoing fire.
Salt Lake City Fire Map
The Sandhurst Fire is burning in the foothills near Ensign Peak, Utah, just north of downtown Salt Lake City. According to duty responsibilities mapThe fire is located east of Interstate 15 and north of the city’s central neighborhood, near the wildland-urban interface and Salt Lake City International Airport.
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