As big wildfires spark in Utah this summer, people living in one Magna neighborhood say the risk isn’t something they can ignore — it’s right in their backyard.
“We live in a beautiful, beautiful place,” Malinda Burrell, a Magna resident, said. “But it’s also very dry.”
The neighborhood, which is full of townhomes, is on Magna’s west side, near Kennecott and the base of the Oquirrh Mountains, where some nearby areas are considered high fire risk…