Lowry fire in Millard County is nowhere near being contained

A 1,900-acre wildfire burning in central Utah is not expected to be contained until mid-September, fire officials said.

"Where the fire's at, we cannot get resources right up to it to actively fight it," said Sherie Taylor with the Richfield Interagency Fire Center.

The Lowry's fire is burning about 6 miles east of Scipio, Millard County, in Japs Valley. It is torching heavy pinyon juniper, oak brush and grass and was only 5 percent contained as of this morning. For firefighters, the struggle has been getting to the blaze to try to squelch it. The fire is burning in difficult terrain, posing some safety risks for firefighters on the ground.

"It's not even safe to try and put anybody into those areas," Taylor said.

Instead, fire officials have thrown a number of resources at the wildfire, including ordering helicopters and air attack crews. Yet resources remain scarce when compared to other wildfires burning across the western United States.

Fire officials said the wildfire continues to burn in heavy fuels and was started by lightning Aug. 20.

"It'll probably burn until it snows, or until it puts itself out," Taylor said.

Firefighters are trying to contain a 60-acre wildfire burning about 24 miles south of Milford, Beaver County. The Monument fire started Wednesday afternoon from a possible lightning strike.