Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Our classical and Spanish-language streams are back online.

A wildfire in Logan Canyon closed US-89 in both directions

A road winding through a canyon in the fall. There are yellowing trees crowding both sides of the road with steeper, greener inclines visible in the background.
Levi Sim
/
Utah State University
US-89 winds through Logan Canyon in the fall.

Logan Canyon was in both directions Sunday night because of a new wildfire.

The Blind Hollow Fire was discovered at about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday near Temple Fork, about halfway between Logan and Garden City.

As of 9:45 p.m., it had burned 15 acres.

Firefighters were sent to the scene soon after, including a helicopter.

Forest Service officials said the fire’s growth was not very active. No evacuations are in place.

According to the Utah Department of Transportation, US-89 is closed on both ends of the canyon — eastbound US-89 is closed at Mile Point 461 near Logan, and westbound is closed at Mile Point 498 near Garden City.

There is no estimated time of reopening.

All my life, I have loved writing and sharing stories. Since I joined UPR in 2022, those stories have had a lot more fact-checking and a lot fewer magical animals, but they've brought me just as much joy. I've also found a secret love for announcing on-air, which my family would probably tell you is no surprise considering how many hours they've listened to me ramble.