Dozens of dust events probably happen each year across the 120-square-mile playa once covered by the Great Salt Lake. But there are no comprehensive state or federal records of them.

The Hurricane Fire Department said they received the first reports of the blaze around 5:15 p.m. in the Confluence Park area, near the Hurricane-La Verkin border and the Virgin River.

A massive wildfire broke out Sunday evening in Slate Canyon, Provo, sending plumes of smoke into the skies. Photos and videos ...