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Fire at mouth of Weber Canyon contained after briefly threatening structures
A new grass fire started at the mouth of Weber Canyon early Wednesday morning but as of that afternoon was already listed as being 50% contained. Utah Fire Info indicated that the fire started around 3:15 a.m. and ended up burning 30 acres. In response to the blaze, northbound lanes of US-89 were closed at the I-84 junction and power was temporarily shut off to around 1,800 customers in the area but both restrictions were lifted later on Wednesday. Voluntary evacuations were ordered for homes near Bybee Drive but they were no longer threatened as fire crews moved into the mop-up ...
