TOOELE COUNTY, Utah — Firefighters were battling wildfires in two northern Utah counties on a weekend in which temperatures records are expected to be equaled or broken.
The Rocky Fire in Tooele County more than doubled in size overnight, growing to an estimated 1,300 acres near Ibapah on Saturday, according to Utah Fire Info. The fire is now 100% contained, and firefighters are now mopping-up hot spots within the fire perimeter.
Summit County Wildland Fire, North Summit Fire, and Summit County Public Works were able to put out the much smaller 6-acre Matt's Canyon Fire west of the Coalville/Echo Reservoir and Interstate 80. No structures were threatened and no evacuations were ordered.
A lightning strike earlier this week is believed to be the cause of the Summit County fire which was 100 percent contained as of 1 p.m. Saturday.
With Pioneer Day Weekend coinciding with a legal fireworks period in Utah, officials are pleading with residents to use caution and to only ignite fireworks in permitted areas, and to properly douse them after being used.
