Box Elder fire burns 3,800 acres

Several wildfires burned throughout Utah on Sunday, with the largest occurring in Box Elder County after lightning struck.

The fire in Box Elder County started Saturday night southeast of Snowville and had burned about 3,800 acres. The Hansel fire burned one building and threatened a radio tower, but no homes were in danger Sunday, said BLM fire information officer Erin Darboven.

Another wildfire that started Sunday burned near train tracks and a Coca-cola factory. It charred about 20 acres in the afternoon hours near 12300 South and 300 West in Draper.

Firefighters had the 2:45 p.m. fire in control within about half an hour and had it out by about 6 p.m., said Unified Fire Authority spokesman Shirl White.

Workers from five agencies were able to protect two large fuel containers and a home that were threatened by the blaze, White said. The only property damaged included a few vending machines and other Coca-cola equipment.

Trains scheduled to travel through the area were cancelled while firefighters worked.

The fire's cause has not been determined, and firefighters do not intend to pursue an investigation.

Fire crews also battled three fires that started Saturday. A fire in Timpie on the north end of the Stansbury Mountains had burned about 1,780 acres by Sunday. It was started by a target shooter, according to the Bureau of Land management.

A fire in northern Utah County had burned more than 1,985 acres by Sunday, but no homes were damaged. Another fire in Echo Canyon in Summit County burned about 80 acres before it was contained. The BLM expects each of the fires to be contained by Monday afternoon, Darboven said.

Winds that helped push the fires along also knocked down trees and power poles Saturday night in the northern part of the state, said National Weather Service spokesman Mike Conger.

The winds, which blew at speeds of up to 75 mph, were fueled by thunderstorms that formed along the edge of an incoming cold front.

The high winds are not expected to continue, Conger said, but the National Weather Service expects high fire danger conditions throughout much of the state.