Flatt Fire Now Utah’s Largest At More Than 14K Acres

(Enterprise, UT)  --  A fire burning in southeastern Utah has now become the largest in the state.  Fire officials say lightning caused the Flatt Fire to start Friday near the community of Beryl in Iron County.  Officials say suppression efforts were successful over the weekend as firefighters focused on keeping the fire from reaching Enterprise.  The fire has grown to over 14-thousand-acres and was 15-percent contained as of early yesterday. 

(Graphic: utahfireinfo.gov)