Rocky Canyon fire explodes to over 1200 acres, Highway 66 towards East Canyon State Park closed

Update, 6:15 p.m.: The latest mapping has placed the Rocky Canyon Fire between 1,200 and 1,800 acres, with winds pushing flames into Summit County. Kelly Wickens with Forestry, Fire, and State Lands said that the progress that crews had made on the fire line in the morning has been overtaken by winds pushing to the [...]