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Heat, wind and drought conditions spark wildfires in US West

Heat, wind and drought conditions spark wildfires in US West
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Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.The Iron Fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 34 square miles (8...

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