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Southern Utah's Cherry Creek-North Moore Fire had topped 1,400 acres by mid-day Friday and crews on Saturday were working to suppress the blaze on both the east and west sides.
Interagency Fire Center spokesman Adam Solt said Saturday morning the fire is 30 percent contained. The lightning-sparked blaze continued to burn in the sparsely populated area of the wind-whipped, rolling high desert hills of grass, sage and pinyon about 20 miles north of the Juab County town of Lynndyl and 25 miles southwest of Eureka — and just 5 miles north of the Little Sahara Recreation Area's main gate.
No structures were threatened in the area of the fire, earlier reported at 2,400 acres but since remapped from the air to 1,427 acres, Solt has said.
Firefighters from four state crews assisted by bulldozers, along with Bureau of Land Management air tankers and helicopters, have been fighting the fire.
The fire, propelled by gusts up to 30 mph to the north, is believed to have been sparked by a lightning strike about 5 p.m. Thursday. Smoke has been visible throughout Juab and in Utah and Millard counties as well, Solt said.
There was no estimate for when crews hoped to have reined in the blaze, though weekend thunderstorms and rain, as well as slightly cooler temperatures, were expected to help.
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