Actions

1,000 acre fire burning near Promontory Point

EZ3IOItUMAEgSCR.jpg
EZ3IOJVVAAAqFd1.jpg
EZ3FUHJUYAARLIS.jpg
Posted at 7:03 PM, Jun 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-06 21:03:02-04

PROMONTORY, Utah — A fire sparked Saturday near Promontory Point has reached 1,000 acres.

State wildfire officials first reported the fire late Saturday afternoon. It initially threatened doppler radar structures, but a later update reported that fire crews had protected them.

At about 6 p.m. Saturday, the fire was estimated at 1,000 acres with 40 mph winds in the area.