Red Fire 75 Percent Contained in Utah

    June 24, 2005
    The Red Fire 25 miles northwest of St. George burned over 8,300 acres but was 75 percent contained by late Thursday.
    AP Photo/The Spectrum, Jud Burkett
    U.S. Forest Service firefighters Kreg Jessen, left, and Tiffany Treu work to clear brush along the road to create a fire break as the Red Fire continues to burn behind them, Thursday, June 23, 2005, near Motoqua, Utah.
    U.S. Forest Service firefighters Kreg Jessen, left, and Tiffany Treu work to clear brush along the road to create a fire break as the Red Fire continues to burn behind them, Thursday, June 23, 2005, near Motoqua, Utah.

    ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) -- The Red Fire 25 miles northwest of St. George burned over 8,300 acres but was 75 percent contained by late Thursday.

    Full containment of the fire, which was started by lightning Wednesday, was expected by Friday afternoon, the Bureau of Land Management said.

    More than 100 firefighters worked the blaze Thursday, and another 200 firefighters battled other lightning-caused fires.

    They included four fires on Utah Hill 10 miles west of St. George. The largest was the 500-acre Indian Canyon fire.

    There also were five fires on the western Arizona Strip 30 miles south of St. George.

    Firefighters were hampered by steady winds and high temperatures.

    No structures were threatened.

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