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UPDATE: Ogden’s Mountain Road Fire 60% contained at 18 acres

By gephardtdaily.com · July 11, 2026 · 1 min read
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OGDEN, Utah, July 11, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Ogden's Mountain Road Fire is 60% contained, according to a Saturday afternoon update from Utah Fire Info. The fire was estimated at 18 acres Saturday morning, and the acreage did not increase after that announcement. “Sixty firefighters, Logan Hotshots, and Weber Basin crews are working the fire.

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