Ogden fire damages substation

SAD, Utah, Ogden: A fire in Ogden damaged a power substation and threatened 72 structures, according to Utah Fire Info's Twitter account.

 


substation fire

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SAD, Utah, Ogden: A fire in Ogden damaged a power substation and threatened 72 structures, according to Utah Fire Info’s Twitter account.

There were no power outages and no evacuations but the fire was burning near Utah’s State Route 39 that leads into Ogden Canyon.

Over 100 fire personnel, including five engines, four hand crews and a helicopter, responded to the fire.

According to Tooele County officials, the fire was human-caused and was 100 % contained at 8 p.m. on 31 May, according to local fire authorities. In total, 4,000 m2 (35 acres) burned.

 

Sources: KUTV, KSLTV