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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A fire that initially threatened at least one Central Utah home was burning away from residences, while a fire near the Utah-Arizona border was 45 percent contained.
The 75-acre Summit fire broke out just after 3 p.m. on private land about 10 miles north of Cedar City, east of the town of Summit, fire spokeswoman Anne Stanworth said. The cause of the fire was unknown.
Initially several structures were threatened, but the fire burned to the southeast and away from homes, she said.
Eight fire engines, a water tanker and one hand crew were fighting the fire on the ground, with air support from two helicopters and an air tanker, Stanworth said.
"It's in pretty good shape," Stanworth said. "They think they've got it caught."
Fire crews planned to monitor the blaze through the night and hope to begin mop-up work by Sunday, she said.
Mop-up work is also under way on the Navajo Mountain fire, burning on both sides of the Utah-Arizona border in a corner of the Navajo Indian Reservation, fire information officer Jim Whittington said.
The 3,350 acre fire, however was partially contained and burning away from the nearest community. Fire managers plan to begin releasing some of the 465 firefighters working the blaze on Sunday and send them to other fires, Whittington said.
"We've made some really good progress over the last few days," he said.
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