Cooler temperatures have helped firefighters gain some control over the Sweetclover Fire which is burning north of Park City.

Disaster & Emergency Services coordinator Eric Frank says that as of Monday afternoon, the fire is now contained. He added that cooler temperatures and wind helped firefighters contain the direction of the fire.

In total, Frank says the fire actually burned 200 acres and some of that was leftover brush from the Benedict Gulch fire of 2006. Crews are now monitoring hot spots and will turn control of the fire back over to Park City firefighters.

Crews from Laurel, Reed Point, Columbus, the Forest Service and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation have helped Park City crews fight the fire.

Firefighters report that they are getting the upper hand on a wildfire which is burning near Park City. Officials tell us the blaze is being called the Sweetclover Fire and is visible from I-90 just east of Park City.

Fireworks sparked the blaze two days ago and its now burned 300 acres and is considered to by 50% contained. Officials say that fire crews did have handle on the blaze, but then high winds caused the fire to rekindle.

Firefighters from Columbus, Laurel, Molt, Reed Point and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation are battling the blaze.

Gultch Road has been closed to outside traffic and only residents may enter the area. So far no homes are being threatened by the fire.