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South Mountain Fire burns more than 200 acres west of Stockton in Tooele County

By gephardtdaily.com · June 9, 2026 · 1 min read
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TOOELE COUNTY, Utah, June 9, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — Firefighters from multiple agencies are on the scene of Utah's newest wildfire. According to the North Tooele Fire District, crews were dispatched at 8:44 p.m. Monday to the South Mountain Fire, burning on private land west of Stockton in Tooele County, By 9:44 p.m.

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