Source: KSL.com

SALT LAKE CITY — The Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires have now burned a combined total of more than 90,000 acres in Utah County, officials reported Tuesday morning.

The Pole Creek Fire has burned 74,509 acres and is at 23 percent containment with 689 fire personnel assigned to the blaze, according to the fire’s incident commander Marty Adell. The Bald Mountain Fire has burned 15,635 acres and is at zero percent containment with 671 fire personnel fighting the blaze, according to the fire’s incident commander Todd Pechota.

The two fires have since combined, officials announced Monday.

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