Videos from UofUWeather, UDOTTRAFFIC, and FireAuthority show the MarinaFire that burned an estimated 75-100 acres just south of the Great Salt Lake last night. (
The fire started sometime before 6:45 p.m. just off I-80 near milepost 105, which is near the Great Saltair and the Great Salt Lake Marina.
State wildfire officials have dubbed it the"Marina Fire" and said there was structure protection in place near the marina.Here is a look at how close the #MarinaFire is to The Great Saltair and how quickly fire crews have worked on this. About 15-20 min have passed by since we drove by the flames and firefighters say this is already 100% contained. No road closures needed @fox13 pic.twitter.com/tr5cVBcQah
— Erin Cox May 1, 2022 Views of the fire from the Utah Department of Transportation's traffic cameras showed the fire growing in size until about 7:30 p.m., at which point it started to die down — although a few flare-ups were visible up until firefighters reached full containment.Below: Compilation of video footage courtesy of Heather McDonald, UDOT, University of Utah, Unified Fire Authority
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