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Two car fires turn into brush fires 5 miles, 7 hours apart on I-15 in Washington County

By gephardtdaily.com · May 24, 2026 · 1 min read
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A close-up view of scorched desert earth and smoldering brush in Washington County, with faint smoke rising against a backdrop of distant red rock hills at dawn.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah, May 24, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Hurricane Valley Fire & Rescue found itself battling car fires that became brush fires Saturday night and Sunday morning on Interstate 15. The second incident, at about 1:30 a.m.

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