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Update: Evacuation orders lifted for 175 acre fire that threatened homes in Saratoga Springs

By gephardtdaily.com · June 7, 2026 · 1 min read
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah, June 7, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Evacuation orders issued Saturday for a Saratoga Springs neighborhood were lifted after firefighters gained the upper hand on the Glamer Lane Fire, a wind-driven brush fire that burned 175 acres on the north side of Lake Mountain. The fire was reported at 3:17 p.m.

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