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Unified Fire responds to wildfire at mouth of Parley’s Canyon

Aug 5, 2021, 4:12 PM | Updated: 4:27 pm

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Unified Fire Department responded to a wildfire at the mouth of Parley’s Canyon Thursday afternoon.

The Plateau Fire is located east of Plateau Drive and Sequoia Drive.

The fire has been limited to approximately 1.6 acres.  Structures in the area were threatened for a time, but have not been impacted. Crews were able to put the fire out in a short period of time.

Firefighters are actively putting out hotspots.

According to the Unified Fire Twitter page, no evacuations are in place. The majority of the fire has been put out.

Unified Fire has 40 firefighters on scene. In addition, there are also two single engine air tankers providing assistance from the air.

No injuries were reported from the fire.

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Unified Fire responds to wildfire at mouth of Parley’s Canyon