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US-50 closed, homes evacuated as Wild Goose Fire burns while crews battle fires in Juab County

The Iron and Cherry Fires burning near Eureka reached a combined total of approximately 70,000 acres in Juab, Tooele and Utah Counties. The Cherry Fire ignited Friday morning and burned 30,766 acres within 24 hours. The fire forced evacuations for Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City, as well as Chimney Rock Pass and its surrounding areas. The fire is currently 0% contained. READ MORE: https://kutv.com/news/wildfire/more-than-70000-acres-burned-near-eureka-by-iron-cherry-fires _______________ Hit the subscribe button to stay up-to-date on the latest news, and turn on the notifications to get alerted when the big stories break as we bring them to you live! For all the full stories seen here, go to kutv.com. Follow KUTV 2News on our other social media pages for more photos, videos and reports: Facebook: KUTV2News TikTok: @kutv2news X: @kutv2news Instagram: @kutv2news Threads: @kutv2news Bluesky: @kutv2news.bsky.social If you see something newsworthy happen, or you just witness something incredible, hilarious or adorable, you can send your videos, photos and news tips to kutv.com/chimein. We love sharing our favorites on kutv.com, our social media and our broadcasts! You can also submit tips by email or phone. Email: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 801.839.1234 _______________ KUTV is a Utah-based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to nearly 200 television stations in 86 markets. Sinclair's television group reaches close to 40% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #kutv #saltlakecity #news #utah #wildfire #flames #fire #breakingnews #firefighters #evacuation #roadclosures #highway #redflag #localnews #firewatch