A lightning-caused fire that burned up to 473 acres in the Hogup Mountains of western Box Elder County was officially listed as fully contained on Thursday, July 18. According to Utah Fire Info, a staterun information site that tracks Utah’s wildfires, the Tangent Peak fire began on the previous Monday, the result of a lightning strike from a small storm system that moved across the area. The area is uninhabited and very remote, located approximately 57 miles due west of Brigham City, overlooking the western shore of the Great Salt Lake. No structures were threatened as the blaze grew from...

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