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Bates Fire still under investigation as human caused

By tooeleonline.com · August 12, 2026 · 1 min read
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Utah News spotted this story published August 12, 2026 at tooeleonline.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

A fire near Bates Canyon burned almost 9 acres last week. Bucky Whitehouse, local volunteer firefighter and Emergency Services Director of the Tooele County Emergency Services, recently met with the Transcript Bulletin to discuss the recent Bates Fire.

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