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Tower Fire Up To 1,000 Acres; Two Fires In Saratoga Springs

By midutahradio.com · June 8, 2026 · 1 min read
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A lonely highway in rural Utah stretching toward a smoky, orange-hued horizon under a darkening sky, symbolizing wildfire encroachment on transit routes.
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Utah News spotted this story published June 8, 2026 at midutahradio.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

(Scipio, UT) — Part of State Route 50 is closed down as the Tower Fire grows to one-thousand acres in Millard County. It broke out yesterday afternoon near Interstate 15 next to the town of Scipio. Meanwhile, near Saratoga Springs, the Stillwater Fire is now over 30 acres.

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