Show 50 acres timber Burn in Iron Mountain blaze An estimated 50 acre's of heavy spruce timber was destroyed in the Iron Mine Mountain fire near Hanna in Western Duchesne County the week of July Burt F. district ranger at Duchesne for the Ashley National states mop-up operations on the bum likely will be completed Monday although guards are still to be kept posted in the A crew of 80 men fought the blaze several days commencing before daylight July Ranger Rouse said the fire was reported the afternoon of July 13 by a member of an airlines plane bulldozers were used in clearing a. firebreak around the burning This accounted for bringing the fire under rapid control The of undetermined is the reportable fire this year on the Duchesne District of the Ashley National Flare-ups of flame from smoldering decayed litter on the downed logs and other debris resulted in prolonged mop-up operations on the burned |