The Deer Creek Fire is 0% contained and puts 80 buildings at risk.

Utah Fire Info reports “erratic winds” are helping the fire spread.

(Utah Fire Info) The Deer Creek Fire, which started near Old La Sal in San Juan County on July 10, remains zero percent contained at over 7,200 acres, Utah Fire Info reported on Saturday.

The Deer Creek Fire in southeastern Utah has now grown to over 7,200 acres and remains entirely uncontained as of Saturday afternoon, according to Utah Fire Info.

In a 1 p.m. update, the interagency group said the blaze has consumed five primary buildings, damaged 10 more and leaves 80 still at risk.

Evacuation orders are in effect for anyone within five miles of the fire, and the portion of Upper 2 Mile Road leading to the border between Utah and Colorado is closed, according to Utah Fire Info. Affected areas of the Manti-La Sal National Forest are closed as well, the update said.

Currently, there are over 190 firefighters working to suppress the flames, according to the update.

“This afternoon, fire behavior has remained erratic,” it stated, “with shifting winds pushing the fire further into forested areas.”

Among the equipment being used are 10 fire engines, three water tenders, three dozers and three helicopters, according to Utah Fire Info.

The update said firefighters are using the bulldozers to build containment lines while crews focus on protecting buildings.

On Sunday, Great Basin Incident Management Team 4 is set to take command of the firefighting efforts, it added.

The fire started on July 10 near Old La Sal in San Juan County. Within a few hours, it grew to several hundred acres, Utah Fire Info reported, before encompassing about 4,000 acres that night.

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