Reppenhagen said hot conditions and dry lightning helped spark, then grow, the Lee Fire, and heat is making it hard to cool off this fire. "As soon as the heat starts to build, 11:00, noon, you can ...

Spain battles 20 wildfires amid 45°C heat, deploying 1,900 troops as blazes spread in Galicia; Portugal also hit hard.

The Hurricane Fire Department said they received the first reports of the blaze around 5:15 p.m. in the Confluence Park area, near the Hurricane-La Verkin border and the Virgin River.