Lee Canyon residents concerned about Mahogany Fire

Lee Canyon residents concerned about Mahogany Fire

As firefighters continue battling the Mahogany fire, those who live in Lee Canyon are now being allowed back into their homes.

THOSE WHO LIVE IN LEE CANYONARE NOW BEING ALLOWED BACK INTOTHEIR HOMES.THE FIRE HAS CHARRED MORE THAN27-HUNDRED ACRES OF THE SPRINGMOUNTAINS WITH TEN PERCENTCONTAINMENT.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER KELSEYMCFARLAND TALKED TO PEOPLE WHOLIVE OUT THERE.THEY'RE CONCERNED IT'S TOODANGEROUS FOR VISITORS RIGHTNOW.SHE JOINS US LIVE OFF KYLECANYON ROAD.TODAY- A STARK DIFFERENCE FROMYESTERDAY MOST OF KYLE ANDLEE CANYON ARE BACK OPEN..THE US FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT'SEVEN WELCOMING HIKERS ASFIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO BATTLETHE FLAMES NEAR THE MAHOGANYGROVE CAMPGROUND.PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF LEECANYON TD ME THEY THINKIT'S TOO EARLY TO HIT THETRAILS.- PKG KATY JOHNSON, LEE CANYONRESIDENT: "WE ONLY HAVE TENPERCENT CONTAINMENT ON THATFIRE AND PEOPLE ARE STILLWORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TOHAPPEN .WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LIVESOF RESIDENTS AND FIRSTRESPONDERS CONSIDERED" KATYJOHNSON AND JIMMY ALDERSON AREPERMANENT RESIDENTS OF LEECANYON THEY WERE GIVEN THEVOLUNTARY NOTICE TO EVACUATESUNDAY..BUT DECIDED TO STAY.KATY: "THERE WERE NOT MANYPEOPLE THAT DECIDED TO STAY INLEE CANYON, MAYBE 6HOUSEHOLDS AND WE RODE ITOUT FROM THERE WORRIED ALLNIGHT AND SCARED TO DEATH"STATE ROUTE 158 REMAINSCLOSED AND A MANDATORYEVACUATION IS STILL IN PLACEFOR THE SPRING MOUNTAIN YOUTHCAMP AND OTHER BUILDINGS ONANGELS PEAK.OTHERS WERE GIVEN THE GREENLIGHT TO HEAD HOME MONDAYAFTERNOON.JOHNSON SAYS ONCE LEE CANYONROAD OPENED FAMILIES HEADEDUP THE MOUNTAIN..LOOKING FOR CAMPING AND HIKINGRECOMMENDATIONS.KATY: "WE ENDED UP GOING TOMCWILLIAMS'S CAMPGROUND LASTNIGHT JUST TO DRIVE AROUND THECANYON AND THERE WERE PEOPLECAMPING THERE" JOHNSON SAYS SHEWISHES THE MOUNTAIN WOULD STAYCLOSED DURING THE FIRE FIGHT.A SPOKESMAN FOR THE US FORESTSERVICE SAYS IF YOU DO PLAN TOVISIT MT.CHARLESTON BE MINDFUL OFHEAVY MACHINERY AND FIRE CREWSIN THE AREA AND AVOID ANYACTIVITY THAT COULD IGNITE AFIRE.RAY JOHNSON, US FOREST SERVICE:"WE'RE ESPECIALLY CONCERNEDABOUT NEXT WEEKEND WITH FOURTHOF JULY.PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER THATTHERE'S NO FIREWORKS ALLOWED UPWE URGE PEOPLE TO BE AWARE ANDUSE COMMON SENSE"THE US FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT'SALSO BATTLING A 13 ACRE FIRENEAR WALLACE CREEK...IT'S POSSIBLE IT WAS SPARKEDBY LIGHTNING.INVESTIGATORS SAY "HUMANBEHAVIOR" COULD BE TO BLAME FORTHE MUCH LARGER MAHOGANY FIRE..BUT IT IS STILL INVESTIGATING.KM 13 ANLET'S GO TO 13 FIRST ALERTMETEOROLO