Willard Peak Fire in North Ogden has burned 754 acres, but no homes have been torched

The Willard Peak Fire in North Ogden that prompted evacuations and threatened homes burns on Thursday, covering more than 750 acres, though no homes or buildings have been torched.

“We still have an active fire,” said Kelly Wickens, the Utah Department of Natural Services official serving as spokeswoman for the firefighting effort.

The fire on the mountainside just above North Ogden in the shadow of Ben Lomond Peak started Wednesday afternoon. It burned through the night, with orange fire spots visible from afar on the mountainside, and officials had yet to contain any of it as of Thursday morning, she said, though firefighters kept up their efforts around the clock.

“The fire burned right to the homes but no homes were lost,” Wickens said.

A section of northeastern North Ogden abuttin