US Boy Scouts and hikers airlifted from wildfire in Utah

July 20, 2007 On Friday, a group of hikers and 18 were airlifted by helicopters away from a  in, Utah. The hikers and scouts escaped into a rough rocky area to keep a safe distance from the dangerous wildfire after it advanced on their campground.

The wildfire started in a campground in, 85 miles from , and has burned 13,000 acres across 20 square miles as of Friday. The fire has burned a campground and motel, and forced the evacuation of all campgrounds and cabins in its path.