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Middle Fork Fire approaching full containment after burning around 345 acres

WEBER COUNTY — Firefighters have gained the upper hand on a wildfire that erupted over the weekend in Weber County just to the northeast of the Ogden Valley. Weber Fire District Chief Britt Clark told the Standard-Examiner on Monday afternoon that the Middle Fork Fire saw quick growth in its first day but had largely died down in its second. "The Middle Fork Fire came in Saturday afternoon," he said. "It quickly rose from its start to by the end of the day, it was around 340 acres, pushed a little bit by that storm front that came through. We worked all night Saturday night into ...

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