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Utah Orders Eureka Evacuation as Iron Fire Scorches 13,323 Acres

6/21/2026

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Utah Officials Evacuate

Utah officials ordered Eureka’s evacuation after the Iron Fire grew to 13,323 acres.
Kelly Wickens, Utah Division of Fire spokesperson, urged residents to leave immediately.
200 firefighters fought the blaze 1½ mile from town as Highway 6 and Homansville Pass Road closed.
An evacuation center opened at the LDS Church meetinghouse in Elberta.
Juab County Emergency Management placed Eureka in GO status after winds pushed the fire toward town, grounding helicopters.

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Iron Fire Rages

The Iron Fire was reported Friday west of Eureka on the Juab-Tooele-Utah county border.
By Saturday the fire grew to over 5,000 acres, prompting a Complex Incident Management Team.
Officials scheduled a 6 p.m. Sunday briefing in Elberta.
Smoke from the fire and larger Nevada-Arizona blazes created a Wasatch Front haze Saturday.
Utah Fire Info warned smoke can travel hundreds of miles and advised children, seniors, pregnant women to stay indoors.

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Utah Officials Evacuate

Utah officials ordered Eureka’s evacuation after the Iron Fire grew to 13,323 acres.
Kelly Wickens, Utah Division of Fire spokesperson, urged residents to leave immediately.
200 firefighters fought the blaze 1½ mile from town as Highway 6 and Homansville Pass Road closed.
An evacuation center opened at the LDS Church meetinghouse in Elberta.
Juab County Emergency Management placed Eureka in GO status after winds pushed the fire toward town, grounding helicopters.

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