Utah’s Cottonwood fire spreads overnight to cover 92,000 acres

According to The Guardian, Utah's Cottonwood fire, which erupted Monday in Fishlake National Forest, has become the largest wildfire currently burning in the United States. The blaze exploded overnight, growing from seventy thousand acres to ninety-two thousand acres by Saturday morning. With zero percent containment and hundreds of firefighters contending with low humidity and strong winds, officials are racing to bring the situation under control.

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