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The Latest: Utah Governor Says Drone Hurt Attack on Wildfire
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Utah Governor Says Drone Hurt Attack on Wildfire
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Jun 22, 2016, 8:05 PM ET
The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local):
5:05 p.m.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says it's "completely unacceptable" that a drone flying near a southern Utah wildfire hampered firefighting efforts.
Herbert visited the site of the blaze Wednesday after the fire forced evacuations of at least 185 homes in the town of Pine Valley, about 35 miles north of the city of St. George.
On the governor's official Twitter account Wednesday, Herbert said evacuations "likely could have been avoided if drones hadn't interrupted air attack on the fire."
The small, unmanned aircraft have been spotted three times in the last four days and have forced authorities to ground firefighting aircraft.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Jun 22, 2016, 8:05 PM ET
The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local):
5:05 p.m.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says it's "completely unacceptable" that a drone flying near a southern Utah wildfire hampered firefighting efforts.
Herbert visited the site of the blaze Wednesday after the fire forced evacuations of at least 185 homes in the town of Pine Valley, about 35 miles north of the city of St. George.
On the governor's official Twitter account Wednesday, Herbert said evacuations "likely could have been avoided if drones hadn't interrupted air attack on the fire."
The small, unmanned aircraft have been spotted three times in the last four days and have forced authorities to ground firefighting aircraft.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-half-mexico-wildfire-contained-40042727
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