- Residents of Eureka Mammoth and Silver City can return home after evacuation.
- Juab County Sheriff's Office warns residents to remain prepared for potential re-evacuation.
- The Iron Fire is 57% contained while the Cherry Fire remains at 0% containment.
EUREKA, Juab County — Residents from Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City were told by the Juab County Sheriff's Office that they can return home on Sunday after being evacuated due to the Iron and Cherry wildfires.
The sheriff's office said on Facebook that residents could go home starting at noon on Sunday, and Highway 6 would also be open. However, the sheriff's office also said the three areas were still in "set status," and residents were asked to remain prepared in case the need to evacuate arose once again.
Residents from Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City were officially evacuated on Friday after the fire began threatening homes. A shelter was then established at a church in Elberta, located at 15456 S. 12800 West.
Before that, Eureka was asked to evacuate on June 20 due to the fire, which was only at 1,000 acres at the time. That evacuation order was lifted on Thursday when the fire surpassed 37,000 acres.
The Iron Fire, which started on June 19, reached 57% containment with 40,881 acres of terrain burned by Sunday morning, according to the Utah Forestry, Fire and State Lands. The acres remained the same compared to an update released on Saturday, while the containment percentage went up.
As of Sunday, the cause of the Iron Fire remained under investigation.
Lightning was determined to have caused the Cherry Fire, which started on Friday. Located southwest of Mammoth, by Sunday morning the Cherry Fire reached 34,248 acres and was at 0% containment, according to a news release from the Utah Forestry, Fire and State Lands.
"The Cherry Fire remains the primary operational focus after rapid growth under extreme fire weather," the agency said. "Firefighters are using dozers, engines, hand crews, and wide array of aircraft to construct and improve containment lines, protect homes and infrastructure, and address remaining gaps along the fire perimeter."
It added that the weather looked promising with cool temperatures, high humidity, and lighter winds coming from the west.
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