Salt Lake Tribune · Sep 20, 2018
US-6 re-opened as firefighters make progress against Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A helicopter flies over the Pole Creek Fire near Elk Ridge, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.US-6 through Spanish Fork Canyon was reopened on Thursday morning and some residents were allowed to return to their homes as firefighters continued to make progress against the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires.
Highway 6 had been closed to traffic for much of the past week because of the Pole Creek fire, which has burned 88.420 acres and is 28 percent contained.