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Storage unit fire in Hyrum causes more than $5M in damage

Storage unit fire in Hyrum causes more than $5M in damage

HYRUM, Utah (AP) — Officials say a massive fire at a storage unit complex south of Logan caused millions of dollars in damage. Investigators haven’t determined what sparked the fire over the weekend at the Armor Storage in Hyrum. Local fire Chief Kevin Maughan tells the Herald Journal in Logan that two […]

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Prescribed burn on Monroe Mountain to intensify

Prescribed burn on Monroe Mountain to intensify

A prescribed burn on Monroe Mountain in Piute County will intensify on Wednesday and Thursday. The U.S. Forest Service is planning to burn approximately 200 acres Wednesday on the South side of the mountain. On Thursday an additional 2,000 acres will be burned with a combination of hand and aerial […]

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Blaze causes $1.5 million in damage at storage-unit facility

Blaze causes $1.5 million in damage at storage-unit facility

NIBLEY, Utah (AP) — Officials say a fire at a storage facility in northern Utah caused at least $1.5 million in damage over the weekend. The Deseret News reports the blaze at the facility in Nibley started Saturday night, when a man was working on a car inside a unit and had […]

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Woman accused of setting fire to LDS church buildings

Woman accused of setting fire to LDS church buildings

OREM, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old woman set fire to buildings belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Orem. KUTV in Salt Lake City reported Monday indicate Jillian Robinson could face charges of burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools. According to court documents, police […]

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Fire damages apartment in Richfield

Fire damages apartment in Richfield

Crews are working to determine what started a fire at an apartment in Richfield Wednesday afternoon. According to Police Chief Trent Lloyd, the fire broke out around 4 p.m. All the occupants of the apartment made it out safely when crews arrived and crews were able to get the blaze […]

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UDOT spokesman: Repairs needed after tanker fire

UDOT spokesman: Repairs needed after tanker fire

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a fuel tanker fire on Interstate 15 in Salt Lake City (all times local): 10:35 a.m. A Utah Department of Transportation spokesman says crews need to do extensive repairs on Interstate 15 in Salt Lake City following a fuel tanker explosion and […]

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Downtown Provo restaurant likely total loss after fire

Downtown Provo restaurant likely total loss after fire

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say a downtown Provo restaurant is likely a total loss after a fire started in the basement and then engulfed the establishment. Provo Fire and Rescue teams arrived Monday night to a fire at the Los Hermanos restaurant. Dean York with the Provo Fire Department […]

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Fire burns house in Manti

Fire burns house in Manti

The owners of a house in Manti are without a home after a fire Wednesday. Ken and Janet Glenn had just left their home when a neighbor called-in the fire near 400 North and 250 West. The home is likely a total loss. Officials from the Manti, Sterling, Gunnison and […]

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Authorities: St. George stake center fire intentionally set

Authorities: St. George stake center fire intentionally set

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a fire that heavily damaged a new building for the St. George East Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was intentionally set. St. George Fire Department officials say the blaze started about 1 a.m. Saturday and burned quickly through […]

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Firefighters extinguish blaze in high school’s wood shop

Firefighters extinguish blaze in high school’s wood shop

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Provo authorities say a fire in the dust collection system of a high school’s wood shop forced a limited evacuation but caused no injuries before it was quickly put out by firefighters. Officials say the fire Tuesday morning at Timpview High School forced evacuation of the […]

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