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Iron Fire driven back from Eureka; Dutchman Fire starts south of Saratoga Springs
Evacuation orders remain in effect for Eureka as the Iron Fire grew to more than 24,284 acres Monday, but fire officials are optimistic about the town's safety moving forward. "Everything is looking really good in Eureka," Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3 Operations Section Chief Brad Mihelic said at a Santaquin public meeting Monday evening. The fire reached dangerously close to Eureka Saturday night, prompting a full-scale evacuation and the closure of U.S. 6. Mihelic said local agencies and volunteers managed to hold off the blaze with minimal property loss. The ...