BOX ELDER COUNTY — A fast-moving wildfire that threatened homes on the Cache and Box Elder County line is now 100 percent contained.
According to Utah Fire Info, the Beaver Dam Fire was reported near Collinston just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Initial reports were alarming, with the fire estimated at 100 acres and flames burning within 75 yards of structures.
However, fire crews launched an aggressive attack, quickly halting the fire’s forward progression. In the end, officials say the blaze was held to just four-and-a-half acres – much smaller than first feared.
No structures were lost, and the fire was fully contained.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.