Governor Warns Utahns: Carelessness Starts Blazes

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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- With a fire-blackened field as a backdrop, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. warned Utahns on Tuesday of the dangerous fires that come from the negligent use of Utah's wild lands.

"It's only June and we've already seen 250 fires," Huntsman said, with the rubble of the recently ignited Mercer fire making his point behind him. "We figure that 61 of the 250 fires have been started by lightning, but the remainder are human-caused, which is exceedingly high. Because of that, we've all got to redouble our efforts in terms of understanding how these fires started."

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Governor Warns Utahns: Carelessness Starts Blazes

The Mercer fire, named for its proximity to Mercer Canyon, is about 50 percent contained, fire officials said. The blaze has engulfed about 5,100 acres near L...

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