Local and State fire districts and U.S. Forest Service are mopping up and performing clean-up from the wildfire that flared up yesterday near Summit High School, now named the Ophir Mountain Fire and urge the public to avoid the area of the fire for the remainder of the year.
The Forest Service is actively addressing the danger of falling trees within the burn area.
"However we are asking the public to stay out of the burn area for the foreseeable future due to the many hazards left behind from a wildfire, " said Rick Newton, Dillon District Ranger.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, however preliminary findings have indicated the fire to be human caused. U.S. Forest Service and local fire investigators will continue to investigate.
The fire burned approximately 16 acres.
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