SAL residents have urged to evacuate while rapidly evolving forest fires threatens houses
In Sal, Utah (Kutv) – Residents of a small town in the County of San Juan were invited to evacuate due to a new forest fire in the region.
Officials said people along Deer Creek Road at SAL should leave the region on Thursday afternoon.
Kayli Guild, spokesperson for the UTAH Fire, Fire and State Fire and State Division, said there were around 10 threatened houses. She had no information on whether houses had caught fire.
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It was not clear how many people had been affected by the evacuations. Any place was advised without a place to meet at the community center.
The fire exploded at 4,000 acres of hours after the discovery for the first time around 1:40 p.m., according to information on UTAH fires. The officials announced that he had burned 50 acres around 3 p.m. and published an update three hours later that she had spent between 200 and 600 acres. At 10 p.m. Utah Fire Info said it had reached 4,000 acres.
The public was invited to prevent the area and the residents to follow evacuation opinions.
Details on the cause of the fire or the number of people affected were not available.
Utah Ministry of Transport Department said that Route 46 of the State was closed in both directions about three kilometers east of SAL.
Coquets of Colorado State Patrol have been called in the region to help. The SAL is approximately 12 miles from the UTAH / Colorado border.
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