UPDATE: Veyo West fire causes evacuations
Jul 13, 2020, 3:08 PM | Updated: 8:44 pm
Photo credit: Suzi Holt via Facebook
SALT LAKE CITY — A second fire has been reported by Utah Fire Info, and this one includes mandatory evacuations for the west side of the city of Veyo in western Washington County. Veyo is on the edge of the Dixie National Forest.
Early Monday evening, the Veyo West Fire was estimated to be 50 acres. Fire officials say the fire is threatening the west side of Veyo and that evacuations were ordered for that portion of the small town.
There are also road closures in place for secondary roads west of highway 18 and north of gun lock road.
Utah Fire Info says that additional air and ground resources have been ordered and are responding to the Veyo West fire.
Goshen Fire
On Monday afternoon, Utah fire officials report a fire burning in Goshen Canyon in Utah County, southeast of Goshen, near Ephraim and the Manti la Salle National Forest.
By later Monday afternoon, the fire had burned 215 acres, and two homes had been evacuated.
#GoshenCanyonFire Update: Forward progression has been stopped. The fire is estimated at 215 acres. 2 homes remain evacuated, fire managers anticipate those evacuations will be lifted tonight. The cause of the fire has NOT been determined, the investigation is on-going. #ffslkw
— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) July 13, 2020
Utah Fire Info reports that one structure has been evacuated and that others are threatened by the fire.
NEW START
Resources responding to the #GoshenCanyonFire southeast of Goshen. Estimated at 30 acres. Structures threatened, one structure evacuated. Fire moving to the southeast. #ffslkw pic.twitter.com/evczgqa5lr— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) July 13, 2020
We are responding to a brush fire near Goshen. Please stay out of the area. We will keep you posted as we get more information. pic.twitter.com/hh8mjM2pXO
— Utah County Fire Marshal (@UC_FireMarshal) July 13, 2020
Portions of Utah are included in a recent heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service.
Heat Advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings continue through Monday across much of the southern U.S. with some locations seeing the excessive heat lingering into Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms may bring large hail and damaging winds over the central and northern Plains Monday. pic.twitter.com/vmuuguGiyg
— National Weather Service (@NWS) July 13, 2020
A red flag warning is in effect for much of Utah on Monday.
(Image credit: National Weather Service)
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
