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Wanship fire quickly contained

Firefighters quickly contain a fire on Riverbend Road in Wanship, Utah, on September 3, 2022
North Summit Fire Service District
Firefighters quickly contain a fire on Riverbend Road in Wanship, Utah, on September 3, 2022

Fire danger levels are high for Labor Day weekend.

Summit County firefighters were busy Saturday morning putting out a fire in Wanship.

According to the Park City Fire District, the fire was reported around 9:30am on Riverbend Road. It started in an unoccupied RV and spread to a small section of a nearby barn. Firefighters from North Summit Fire Service District, South Summit Fire District and Park City Fire District quickly contained the fire. There were no injuries.

The fire is under investigation.

Fire danger levels are high in Summit and Wasatch counties for the Labor Day weekend due to higher-than-normal temperatures, wind and dry conditions.

A big plume of black smoke over a fire in Wanship, Utah, off Riverbend Road on September 3, 2022
Park City Fire District
A big plume of black smoke over a fire in Wanship, Utah, off Riverbend Road on September 3, 2022