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Three firefighters killed, two injured while fighting fires along Utah-Colorado border
KUTV • • general
Key Points:
- Three firefighters were killed and two others seriously injured while battling the Knowles and Gore wildfires near the Utah-Colorado border, according to the U.S. Wildland Fire Service.
- The victims, locally based federal firefighters, were caught in a burnover incident in Mesa County, Colorado, and deployed emergency shelters during the event.
- The fires have merged into a single blaze burning approximately 28,000 acres, prompting pre-evacuation orders and road closures in the affected area.
- Governor Spencer Cox expressed condolences and prayers for the families of the fallen firefighters and those still battling the fires.
- These casualties mark the first reported deaths related to Utah wildfires, which include several large fires such as the Cottonwood Fire (over 92,000 acres), Iron Fire, and Cherry Fire.
