A lightning-sparked fire in Utah's Zion National Park spread out of control to 1,000 acres Tuesday, but rain helped firefighters hold the line on a 2,000-acre forest fire in Montana and two other major fires in Wyoming. A fire that scorched 1,130 acres in and around the Hiawatha Nation Forest in Michigan was linked to a vehicle exhaust pipe. Hundreds of small grass and brush fires were reported over the first four days of July, some caused by fireworks, in various parts of the country. Kentucky's Division of Forestry reported 85 fires burned 1,267 acres in the July 4 weekend.
A lightning-sparked fire in Utah's Zion National Park spread out of control to 1,000 acres Tuesday, but rain helped firefighters hold the line on a 2,000-acre forest fire in Montana and two other major fires in Wyoming. A fire that scorched 1,130 acres in and around the Hiawatha Nation Forest in Michigan was linked to a vehicle exhaust pipe. Hundreds of small grass and brush fires were reported over the July 4 weekend, some caused by fireworks, in various parts of the country. Kentucky's Division of Forestry reported 85 fires burned 1,267 acres in the first four days of July.