As a fast-moving wildfire burned through a hay field, a man and his father who were working there told the man's 11-year-old son to run, a witness said.The boy escaped the fire, which had suddenly changed direction, but 43-year-old Tracy Houston and the boy's grandfather, 63-year-old George Houston, were killed by the flames, authorities said. A third man, 75-year-old Roger Roberson, was flown to Salt Lake City and died overnight, officials said Saturday.
The was treated at and released from a hospital in Roosevelt, according to a newspaper report.
The fire started north of Neola, about 100 miles east of Salt Lake City, on Friday morning. By Saturday afternoon, about 23 square miles, including part of Ashley National Forest in the northeastern corner of the state, had been consumed.
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