A large brush fire broke out in the foothills above Provo on Saturday night, sending flames into view from the city and lighting up the area above Slate Canyon.
People in Provo could see the fire from below, a sign of how large it was even though no details were given about what started it or how far it spread. Trevor Christensen was credited with the image showing the flames, while the brief report offered no word on damage or whether the fire stayed confined to the foothills.
The timing is what makes the Provo fire stand out: it happened Saturday night, when a blaze above the city is hard to miss and harder to ignore. But the key questions remain open because the report did not say what sparked the fire or whether it moved beyond the foothills above Slate Canyon.
For now, the only clear conclusion is that a visible brush fire had already taken hold above Provo by nightfall, and the story ends where the smoke did — with the size of the blaze known, but its cause and reach still unreported.
