| OCR Text |
Show HrGO oeoreEi over 1000 nes'GG locally Lightning is the prime suspect, but arson hasn't been ruled out in five fires that burned 1 100 acres a few miles north of Milford last . Wednesday evening. The fires were all north of the pole line road, and east of the Union Pacific tracks. Three of the blazes burn -i ed together, scorching over 1,000 acres, while the other two burned about 100 acres. Local firemen were quick on the scene, and BLM crews from Caliente, Cedar City and Richfield joined them with three trucks and a tanker. tank-er. There was one aerial tanker drop. Some of the crews had just come off the Clay Creek fire near Oak City in Millard County. The fire crews fought all night to control the wind whipped fires in the sage- , brush and cheat grass, but no serious damage was reported. report-ed. The fires were nearly all on private land, and were contained without getting into in-to the cedars. Less than one percent was on state and federal land. Arson is being investigated investi-gated as vehicles were spotted spot-ted near the origin about the time the fires started. Because of a wet spring, range fires are particularly dangerous this year. Cheat grass is heavier than usual and dry as tinder, even with the recent rains. All fire permits have been revoked due to the extreme fire danger and campfires are permitted only In designated desig-nated areas in approved campgrounds. |
