Stansbury Island, a land mass in Tooele County, Utah, encountered nature's fury in the guise of the Tabby Three wildfire this past Friday. According to KUTV, the fire, initially reported in the morning of July 4, quickly consumed an estimated 30 acres. Ground and air crews were dispatched and managed to achieve 30% containment by the early afternoon.
The situation remained dynamic as the blaze grew to an estimated 39 acres while maintaining 30% containment, confirmed ABC4. Details concerning the firefighting efforts or potential evacuations have been limited, but updates are promised to quickly follow as they become available.
In a startling revelation about the fire's origins, fire officials determined the cause to be steel bullets used in target practice, as reported by FOX13. Such activities are deemed illegal in the area where the fire started, though authorities haven't zeroed in on a person of interest yet.
