Utah Wildfire Started By Scofflaws Launching Fireworks, Evacuations Ordered – By Aaron Homer (Inquisitr) / June 28 2020
Scofflaws setting off backyard fireworks have started a wildfire that is burning near the city of Lehi, Utah, forcing some residents to evacuate, KUTV reported.
Just before midnight Saturday night, an individual allegedly launched consumer-grade fireworks illegally. Unfortunately, the grass was already dry, and when embers landed on the ground, the grass caught on fire. Making matters worse, winds fed the conflagration and spread it further.
“Due to the dry grasses and a wind event that was happening at that time, we just had rapid fire,” said Lehi City Fire Chief Jeremy Craft.
By 1:00 a.m. local time (3:00 a.m. Eastern Time) Sunday morning, the fire had spread to 100-200 acres. By 7:30 a.m. Sunday, it had spread to over 1,000 acres.
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