Fire officials warn of high winds ahead of holiday weekend, continue fighting Mahogany Fire

Fire officials warn of high winds ahead of holiday weekend, continue fighting Mahogany Fire

VHAPPENING RIGHT NOW...PARTS OF LEE CANYON ROAD ARECLOSED....AS FIRE CREWS CONTINUE TO FIGHT"THE MAHOGANY FIRE"....NEAR MOUNT CHARLESTON.THE FIRE - NOW RAINING ONTHE PARADE OF MANY LOCALS -HOPING TO HEAD UP THE MOUNTAINFOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON MET WITH FIREOFFICIALS- AND HAS MORE ON THESTATUS OF THE FIRE.YOU CAN SEE MY HAIR BLOWING UPHERE- THATS BEEN CHALLENGINGFOR FIRE CREWS- AD LIBITS BEEN A WINDY FEW DAYS- PLUSHOT AND DRY CONDITIONS- FUELINGTHE FLAMES OF THE MAHOGANYFIRE.NOW- THE FIRE THAT'S BURNINGBETWEEN LEE CANYON AND KYLECANYON- IS 40-PERCENTCONTAINED.CREWS SAY- WITH THIS TYPE OFFIRE- AND THESE TYPES OFCONDITIONS- THEY'RE FOCUSINGLESS ON DROPPING WATER- ANDMORE ON CONTAINING A PERIMETER.NOW- HOT SHOT CREWS- REMOVINGBRUSH AND TRESS.A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO DO WITHVEGETATION ALSO WORKING A LOTOF LINE TO PUT IN, A LOT OFWATER SOURCES OUT HERE, HAVINGTO USE AVIATION TO CLEAN UPTHOSE HOT EDGES FIRE CREWS ARESTILL INVESTIGATING- BUT THEYDO BELIEVE THIS MAY HAVESTARTED-WITH AN ILLEGAL CAMPFIRE.NOW- THEYRE SENDING OUT AWARNING TO ANYBODY WHO PLANSTO COME UP FOR FOURTH OF JULYWEEKEND.CHECK THE ASHES, NOT LEAVE ANUNATTENDED CAMPFIRE, THEYSTILL NEED TO STIR IT WITHIT INTERSECTS WITH STATE ROUTE158.THAT MEANS NO PICNIC AREAS- ORMEADOWS- UNTIL THEY HAVE MORECONTAINMENT.BUT CREWS WILL RE-EVALUATETHOSE CLOSURES TOMORROW.MK- 13AN.IT'S HOT AND WINDY..

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