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Utah wildfire near Colorado border threatens structures
UPDATE: As of 7 p.m. on Friday, the Deer Creek Fire has grown to over an estimated 6,000 acres with no containment. Some residential and power infrastructure structures have been reportedly destroyed. The Grand County and San Juan County Sheriff's Offices in Utah launched evacuation orders and closures to residents on the Upper 2 Mile Road to the Utah-Colorado border, Mountain Shadow Estates or within five miles of the incident. Lower 2 Mile Road and Highway 46 east of La Sal have been closed to public access. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah. (KREX) — At around 3 p.m., the San Juan County Sheriff's Office announced that evacuations near Old La Sal, Utah, are taking place due to a wildfire that started earlier Thursday afternoon.
The Lasal Community Center, located at 200 S Firehouse Rd in La Sal, Utah, is open and available for shelter for evacuees.
The wildfire, named the Deer Creek Fire, is currently threatening structures and has closed Old Lasal Road to traffic.
Emergency crews are actively addressing the fire.
The fire has spread to approximately 200 to 600 acres, according to the Moab Interagency Fire Center.
The Deer Creek fire is currently 11.4 miles west of Paradox, Colorado. It is unknown if the fire will spread into Colorado; however, winds are reportedly blowing West.
No additional information is known at this time.
WesternSlopeNow will update this story as it develops.
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