Elsewhere in the southwestern corner of Utah, an early morning lightning storm started two new wildfires. The tiny town of Motoqua, a tiny cluster of 12 homes about 25 miles west of St. George, was placed under a one-hour evacuation order as flames moved to within 1 1/2 miles of city limits.

Emergency officials said they were working on an evacuation plan for the town's 30 residents.

More lightning and windy weather were forecast for the region.

At New Harmony, about 30 miles northwest of St. George, the edge of a 15,000-acre brush and grass was still within a mile of some homes Tuesday morning.

"If we get wind and thunderstorms, there's still really a risk in this area," said David Boyd, a fire spokesman.

No buildings had been lost in the community about 280 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Farther south, the Westside Complex Fire near St. George, which began almost a week ago as five smaller blazes and then grew into one, was 90 percent contained. The 68,264-acres fire was expected to be fully contained by Tuesday night, said fire spokesman Dave Olson.

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