If smoke isn't coming off the fire on Ensign Peak, how is it only 10% contained?

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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) -- Over the weekend, smoke and flames rose above Ensign Peak as a wildfire burned in the northern foothills of Salt Lake City. Homes were evacuated, fire crews responded, and planes dumped blood-red fire retardant on the hillside.

As of Monday, the evacuation orders were lifted and little smoke could be seen coming off what’s been dubbed the “Sandhurst Fire.” Yet, according to Utah Fire Info, the blaze was only 10% contained. But what does that mean, exactly?

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