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Posted: 3:20 PM- An out-of-control wildfire in the Ashley National Forest near Roosevelt has burned 14,000 acres and claimed the lives of three people.

A spokesman for the Ashley National Forest confirmed the deaths of George Houston, 64, and his son Tracy Houston, 42, of Neola. The Hullinger Mortuary in Roosevelt identified the third man as Roger Roberson, 75, who died after being flown to Salt Lake City for treatment.

Chris Nelson, public information officer for University Hospital, said a man flown there for treatment died Saturday at 2 a.m.

The victims were overcome by the blaze in an area called Farm Creek, which is near Whiterocks, where they had gone to get hay, according to Lewis Haynes, a fire information officer for Ashley National Forest, said Saturday.

"They were not firefighters, they were civilians," Haynes said. "I don't know of any structures lost at this point, but getting on the ground, that could change."

Uintah County Sheriff Jeff Merrell said the victims were apparently overcome by smoke.

The blaze, which was sparked by a powerline about 9 a.m. Friday, is burning on state, federal, tribal and private lands northeast of Neola. About 14,000 acres had burned by Saturday morning, according to the Uintah Basin Interagency Fire Center.

Haynes said the fire started on tribal land and is now burning on national forest property. He called it "zero percent" controlled. By Saturday afternoon, the fire had begun moving up into more moutainous terrain where large trees will provide more fuel.

Gov. John Huntsman Jr. flew over the area Saturday, calling it "about as frightening a sight as I've ever seen" and said he had requested aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In order to qualify "you have to have 100 structures threatened and we're at that point," Huntsman said. "It's extremely dangerous and it's moving very quickly."

According to Huntsman, between six and 12 structures have been destroyed so far. Hot, breezy conditions are expected to continue. "It's going to be a very long fire. It's completely out of control," he said.

Authorities evacuated between 100 to 200 people from the communities of Farm Creek and Whiterocks on Friday. Haynes said a shelter had not been set up, but that many residents are staying with family nearby.

Gwennita Tahguv of Whiterocks said authorities knocked on her door Friday at midnight and asked her to leave with her four children.

"The smoke got real bad," Tahguv said. When she returned Saturday to pick up some peronal belongings, "security came by and told us to leave again."

Tahguv plans to stay with her mother in Fort Duchesne. She said she was told it could be three to four days before she could return home.

Haynes said 100 firefighters are working on the blaze, aided by heavy air tankers dropping retardant and two helicopters dropping water.