Paighten HarkinsLaw enforcement are searching for three teenagers accused of starting the nearly 12,000-acre Turkey Farm Road Fire and think more information about a car the youths were seen in that day may offer some clues.
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands released two images of the car on Friday, saying that “[n]ew information has been discovered relating to” the fire.
(Photo courtesy the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands) Authorities released this image on Friday, July 17, 2020. Three teenagers accused of starting the July 13, 2020, Turkey Farm Road Fire near St. George were seen in this car that day.
Officials have said they’re looking for a group of teenagers who were illegally shooting off fireworks in the area north of St. George on Monday.
On Friday, state fire officials reported the fire had burned 11,993 acres and was 60% contained. They said the blaze, which grew rapidly because of strong winds Monday, was now only “creeping and smoldering.”
The fire destroyed one outbuilding and no injuries were reported.
Paighten is an Enterprise reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune. She covers a variety of topics, including business, health, growth and the legal justice system — sometimes all at once. She is from southern Oklahoma, and lived and worked in the state, most recently at the Tulsa World, before starting at The Tribune in October 2017.