Fire sparks east of Diamond Fire

Written by Mori Kessler
August 1, 2012
Plane dropping retardant on the Alger Fire near Diamond Valley, Aug. 1, 2012. | Photo by Terri Anderton Prince, St. George News

Updated at 11:50 a.m., Aug. 2, 2012

DIAMOND VALLEY – Lightning is suspected to have triggered a fire near Diamond Valley Wednesday afternoon.

Called the “Alger Fire,” officials with Color County Interagency Fire Management Dispatch said the fire was currently between 8-10 acres in size. The fire is located on a plateau east of Diamond Valley and has yet to threaten any structures in the area.

Currently six fire engines and their accompanying fire crews are dealing with the blaze, though helicopters and aircraft have also dropped retardant on the fire throughout the day.

The Alger Fire was 100 percent contained as of Thursday morning.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.

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