A brush fire in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday has spread over 30 acres with a massive fire response underway. Called the Sandhurst Fire, the blaze started near Ensign Peak in Salt Lake City, according to Utah Fire Info. The NWS in Utah issued a Red Flag weather warning amid the fire.
Watch Duty reports that the fire is spreading at an alarming rate with potential structure threat and evacuations in the areas around Ensign Peak.
“The Sandhurst 2 Fire is currently estimated at 30+ acres on Ensign Peak, north of the Capitol. Homes are threatened, and evacuations are underway. Ground and aviation resources are on scene and actively engaged in suppression efforts,” a statement from Utah Fire on Facebook read.
No further details about where the evacuations for the fire are being carried out have been released.
Salt Lake City Fire Map
The Sandhurst Fire is burning on the foothills near Ensign Peak, immediately north of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. According to the Watch Duty map, the blaze is located east of Interstate 15 and just north of the city’s central neighborhoods, close to the Wildland-Urban Interface and the Salt Lake City International Airport.
This story is developing.
