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Wildfire threatens homes in Utah’s Summit County

Related Topics: Wildfire, Canyon, Fire, Wanship, Utah

Some evacuations were underway Monday afternoon in Summit County as fast-shifting winds pushed around a wildfire near Wanship.

The fire had burned 250 acres in the Toll Gate Canyon area north of Interstate 80 between Park City and Coalville, said Summit County spokeswoman Krachel Murdock.

"There have been shifting winds all afternoon, and the fire's been all over the place," Murdock said.

Four homes were evacuated on Forest Meadow Road and the High West Distillery at Blue Sky Ranch also has been evacuated, Murdock said.

But 400 homes — including about 200 vacation homes — are in the area of the fire, and residents are not being allowed in, Murdock said.