ST. GEORGE — Firefighters are battling a brush fire in a field near Snow Canyon High School in St. George.
Firefighters from St. George Fire Department were dispatched to the fire just before 8 p.m. in the field between Tuweap Drive and Lava Flow Drive. They are still trying to extinguish the blaze as of 8:50 p.m.
Tuweap Drive is closed to all traffic in the area of the fire.
A St. George News reporter on scene reports large flames and firefighters in brush trucks dousing the blaze.
The fire does not appear to be threatening any nearby structures.
This is a developing story.
St. George News reporters Hollie Reina and Mori Kessler contributed to this report.
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A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
The view of a fire burning in a field near Snow Canyon High from Zen Mesa, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Don Gilman, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Julie Lindquist Applegate, St. George News
A fire burns in a field near Snow Canyon High in St. George, Utah, May 7, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Julie Lindquist Applegate, St. George News
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