New fire threatening homes in southeast Utah
Oct 13, 2024, 1:17 PM | Updated: 4:43 pm
FILE (KSL TV)
(KSL TV)
VERDURE, San Juan County — A new fire blazed up Sunday south of Monticello, less than a mile away from homes.
Utah Fire Info titled the new fire, the Verdure Creek Fire. It’s on United Forest Service Land, near the Blue mountain Home. The blaze was estimated to be more than 20 acres and growing.
Ground and air firefighting resources were reported to be en route to the blaze at approximately noon on Sunday. The Manti-La Sal National Forest is in the Abajo Mountains, also known as the Blue Mountains, in southeast Utah.
It is not yet known how the fire started.
Yellow Lake Fire update
The Yellow Lake Fire, discovered on Sept. 28, is now 29,730 acres and is 23% contained.
This is a developing story and may be updated as more information becomes available.
