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Utah wildfire forces evacuation of small town as extreme heat roasts US west
Town of Eureka evacuated due to risk from Iron fire as officials forecast more hot weather in week ahead
TL;DR
- The Iron fire in Utah has blackened over 2,000 acres and forced the evacuation of Eureka, a town of 1,000 people.
- Firefighters successfully protected Eureka from the Iron fire, which is human-caused and under investigation.
- Neighboring Colorado is under a red-flag warning due to gusty winds and low humidity, increasing wildfire risk.
- A wildfire near Sedona, Arizona, has burned about 300 acres and remained uncontained.
- Much of the western US is experiencing above-average temperatures, with hotter weather anticipated.
- Extreme heat has contributed to the deaths of three hikers in the Grand Canyon.
- A brush fire in Florida has also spread across 2,000 acres.