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BEAVER — Lightning has been identified as the culprit for a fire located 11 miles southeast of Beaver.
The Thompson Ridge fire started Friday and has grown to about 250 acres in size — the equivalent of 250 football fields.
"The fire was very active yesterday in dense dead and down timber. A Type 3 (Incident Management) Team has been ordered," said a Tweet from Utah Fire Info.
According to a release from the Central Utah Fire Agency, no structures are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered. The fire is at 0% containment, the release states.
Update:
Wildfire near Beaver grows to 2,700 acres
A wildfire that started Friday 11 miles southeast of Beaver continues to grow. Fire managers said it had burned 2,700 acres as of Tuesday morning.
