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Evacuation Ordered as Brushfire Burns in Parleys Canyon, Utah

Evacuations were ordered in Utah’s Parleys Canyon area after a brush fire expanded quickly on August 6.

Firefighters battled to contain the blaze which had spread to about 200 acres on Thursday.

Residents in the Mount Aire area were told to evacuate and structures were believed to be under threat.

The I-80 highway would be closed early on August 7 to make way for firefighting efforts, according to reports. Credit: Unified Fire via Storyful