HURRICANE, Utah (KUTV) — Four individuals and their two dogs had been in a position to evacuate a home hearth that killed one cat in Southern Utah.
Crews responded to the scene simply after 10:30 p.m. on Monday to studies that there was a big hearth within the yard.
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Upon arriving to the scene, officers reported heavy hearth on the skin of the home that had prolonged into the attic, inflicting a part of the roof to break down.
Winds had been blowing at roughly 12 mph, inflicting considerations that the fireplace would unfold to a neighboring construction.
Officials stated there have been 4 individuals contained in the home on the time of the fireplace. They had been alerted by smoke detectors and in a position to make it out with no accidents.
Two dogs had been additionally in a position to make it out of the home, however firefighters discovered one cat that perished inside.
The hearth was finally extinguished within the home, with the neighboring construction experiencing solely exterior injury.
The hearth stays beneath investigation.
Responding companies included the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Hurricane City Police Department, St. George Fire Department, Washington City Fire Department, and the Hildale/Colorado City Fire Department.
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