Orem City officials announced in a Facebook post that the Range Fire was last estimated at 3,115 acres. But in the early afternoon, the fire began “making a run to the north” and doubled in size to an estimated 3,000 acres. Another flyover will measure any new growth Monday morning. OREM, Utah — Students and staff at Orem High School were evacuated after a fire broke out inside the woodshop Monday. The blaze — called the “Range Fire” — began around noon above Orem, near a gun range. “Brush 22, Brush 24, and Brush 25 are currently assisting Orem Fire with a brush fire in their city,” the Provo agency’s tweet says. News Break App. Nearly 200 fire … Provo Fire & Rescue is one of the agencies on scene. “But it wasn’t this big,” Hirst said of the 1996 blaze. kjzz.com | 08-15. Crews kept the blaze at bay during the overnight and morning hours. OREM, Utah (ABC4 News) An early morning fire has caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to a home in Orem Sunday. Utah’s fire agencies are reporting three active wildfires above 100 acres. OREM FIRE. The Range Fire, burning just outside the city of Orem, has prompted the evacuation of about 10 homes as it burned 1,500 acres. Officials report the fire is at 0% containment as of 7 p.m. Orem officials say the Range Fire was human-caused and that an investigation is ongoing. Shingle Creek Fire erupts northeast of Heber City in Summit County (KUTV) — A new wildfire -- the Shingle Creek Fire -- erupted Saturday afternoon near Norway Flats in Summit County, northeast of Heber City. School officials said … The Range Fire is the largest fire in Orem in modern history with the last big fire happening in 1996. State fire officials first estimated it had burned 15 acres. OREM, Utah — As the Range Fire grows to 1,500 acres, officials have closed down a portion of Provo Canyon and ordered evacuations. 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