Utah governor restricts fireworks as largest US wildfire surges uncontained
2026-06-26T15:06:30Z Utah’s governor restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of the July 4th holiday week as the nation’s largest wildfire grew much bigger. The National Weather Service issued a rare extreme weather warning as dry, windy conditions pro.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated disasters & weather brief. The source report from AP says: 2026-06-26T15:06:30Z Utah’s governor restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of the July 4th holiday week as the nation’s largest wildfire grew much bigger. The National Weather Service issued a rare extreme weather warning as dry, windy conditions pro.
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- Published: Jun 26, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC
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