VIDEO/PHOTOS: As the Monroe Canyon Fire continues to burn, people who own properties and have cabins in the area are bracing for the news on whether their belongings are safe. The fire saw explosive growth over the weekend with more than 27,000 acres burned as of Monday morning, according to an overnight infrared mapping flight. One of the areas initially threatened by the fire was the Monroe Meadows area, where some people were fortunate to hear their cabins were standing while others were not. As of Monday morning, eight cabins have burned, according to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office.
“It was pretty surreal when we looked at it (the fire), everyone for a lot of years has said, you know, when that goes, it’s going to really go,” said Megan Robinson, who lives in nearby Monroe but has property in the fire area. “We have 20 acres in Monroe Meadows, and our property burned up a couple days after the fire started.” When Robinson and her husband saw the fire begin to grow on July 13, her husband and son-in-law immediately went to their property on Monroe Mountain and began moving large equipment, even putting it in a neighbor’s pond, which allowed them to be unscathed after the fire moved through. They also removed cattle from the area. Her husband also moved some trailers, many of which are still standing.
