The Deer Creek fire burning in San Juan County is now 7% contained and has burnt about 12,906 acres, according to the latest information posted by the Utah Department of

The wildfire season in Utah has been particularly active, with over 71,000 acres burned this year, just 20,000 acres short of what burned all of last year, FOX 13 reported.

A fire engine was damaged when a massive "fire vortex" formed within a fire burning in southeast Utah over the weekend.

The agreement gives the Red Cross access to the La Sal Community Center on Highway 46 for emergency sheltering. In the face of the Deer Creek Fire forcing evacuations and destroying structures,

A vortex formed over the Deer Creek Fire on Saturday in San Juan County, causing damages to a fire engine and structures in the area.

A large vortex or "firenado" formed over the Deer Creek Fire in San Juan County, Utah over the weekend, officials said. Dramatic footage from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) showed flames from the fire being sucked up into a dense, swirling cloud of black smoke.

A hot and dry summer has led to multiple wildfires across the West, including in Utah, where firefighters are battling eight such large blazes, scorching over 60,000 acres.