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Officials across US West ban fireworks amid historic drought

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with an extraordinary heat wave.In Salt Lake City, Utah, personal fireworks were banned amid the record drought, though the city will still host a professional show. "Our foothills, open spaces, and even our yards and park strips are dry and could be ignited by a single spark, threatening life, safety, and property," Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said, according to FOX 13.

Just south in Eagle Mountain, city officials canceled their fireworks show given "persistent dry conditions, high winds, warmer temperatures and limited water resource.Utah Gov.

Spencer Cox said he didn’t have the legal authority to enact a statewide ban on fireworks, though he thinks it’s "a good idea." Instead, he urged local governments to enact their own.

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