We have fall out ash from wildfires.

Myrna wrote: Now they are evacuating Mills. We have ash all over the yard and a yellow sky. In fact, some of the shrubs are looking decidedly sad. Their leaves are turning brown. Pray for rain.

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Firefighters worked feverishly Wednesday to gain control of the fires, with one blaze in the central part of the state burning with little containment after destroying at least 56 structures, authorities said. They expected the number to rise considerably as they continue their assessment of the fire-ravaged area between Fountain Green and Fairview and north across the Utah County line.

The Wood Hollow Fire in Sanpete County had grown to about 46,000 acres, or 72 square miles, by Wednesday evening. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The blaze is the largest of several burning in Utah. Officials re-opened U.S. 89 Wednesday and an evacuation order for the roughly 1,200 residents of Fairview was lifted. However, authorities said they're still concerned about winds picking up and hampering the containment effort, which sat at about 15 percent Wednesday night.

Elsewhere in the state, the New Harmony Fire near St. George started Wednesday afternoon and had grown to 1,000 acres by nightfall. Fire officials said one structure has been destroyed and an undetermined number of residents near New Harmony and Bumblebee have evacuated their homes. The Red Cross set up an evacuation center at Delta High School in Delta.

The fire was burning about three miles north of Zion National Park, prompting park officials to close an area known as the Kolob section. Officials said Route 15 between the Kolob exit and Cedar City, and the Kolob Scenic Drive and Visitor Center have been closed.

Officials said there was no containment on the Seeley Fire, which has forced evacuations in Clear Creek, Hiawatha, Wattis and Scofield. That blaze has burned more than 10,000 acres, Manti-La Sal National Forest spokeswoman Rosann Fillmore said Wednesday. In addition to summer and year-round residents in those communities, about 100 girls at a camp and a group of Boy Scouts have been evacuated.

The Church Camp fire, burning about 20 miles south of Duchesne, has charred about 5,200 acres and was 5 percent contained as of late Wednesday night. Officials have evacuated about 30 people in nearby Argyle Canyon. The blaze has destroyed about 12 structures.

The 12,000-acre Clay Springs Fire near Nephi forced the evacuation of the small communities of Oak City and Fool Creek, fire officials said late Wednesday night. The number of evacuees wasn't immediately clear, but the officials said the blaze was threatening about 100 structures.

Fool Creek under mandatory evacuation (Oak City evacuation lifted today at 10 a.m.). An evacuation center has been set up at the LDS Stake Center, 126 White Sage Ave, Delta, UT. Road closures are in effect for Hwy 125 and Foot Hill Blvd. Red flag warnings in effect today, currently 15-20mph winds.

The Pole Creek Fire was reported about 3:30 p.m. It began near the mouth of Uintah Canyon on the Uintah-Ouray Indian Reservation. Federal, state and local fire crews fought the fire with two helicopters, a single-engine air tanker and numerous engines.