Cottonwood Fire continues its spread to 70,000 acres
Jun 25, 2026, 9:35 AM
The Cottonwood Fire near Beaver on Wednesday. (Adam Small, KSL)
(Adam Small, KSL)
BEAVER — The Cottonwood Fire continued to grow overnight, increasing its size to an estimated 70,992 acres by Thursday morning.
Alyssa Mason, a public information officer working with fire crews tackling the Cottonwood Fire, confirmed the size of the blaze shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday.
Gov. Spencer Cox, who was in Beaver on Wednesday and said the fire — one of many currently raging in the state — might be one of the most destructive blazes in Utah’s history.
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