A plume of thick smoke rises into the sky above a mountain ridge as the Big Mountain Fire burns southwest of Elberta, Utah, United States, on August 23, 2026. A line of emergency response vehicles can be seen staged along a dirt road below the active wildland blaze. Elberta USA - ZUMAm292 20260823_znp_m292_002

A plume of thick smoke rises into the sky above a mountain ridge as the Big Mountain Fire burns southwest of Elberta, Utah, United States, on August 23, 2026. A line of emergency response vehicles can be seen staged along a dirt road below the active wildland blaze. Elberta USA - ZUMAm292 20260823_znp_m292_002

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Recording Date: Aug 23, 2026

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August 23, 2026, Elberta, Utah, USA: A plume of thick smoke rises into the sky above a mountain ridge as the Big Mountain Fire burns southwest of Elberta, Utah, United States, on August 23, 2026. A line of emergency response vehicles can be seen staged along a dirt road below the active wildland blaze. Elberta USA - ZUMAm292 20260823_znp_m292_002

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