Mapleton residents evacuate as target shooting causes rapidly growing fire

Target shooting caused a second fire in as many days in Utah County, threatening homes east of Spanish Fork.The Ether Hollow blaze started at around 6:20 p.m. Monday and quickly grew from 20 acres to 500 acres. Utah Fire Info tweeted that Mapleton residents were evacuating and warned that further evacuations may be needed in Hobble Creek Canyon.Heavy winds have grounded “nearly all” aerial firefighting efforts, according to Utah Fire Info. As with Sunday’s William Fire near San