Mapleton police and state Corrections officials are searching for a prison van that was stolen as inmates fought the Spanish Fork Canyon fire.

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The van disappeared along with three juvenile inmates from the Nevada Youth Corrections system, said Jack Ford, Corrections spokesman. The bright red van with a prison firefighter logo on the side could also have firefighting equipment inside.Officials didn't have much of a description on the three juveniles, who were in the canyon fighting the fire with adult inmates. Ford said Mapleton police are currently handling the case.

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