Appliance ignites basement fire in Hyrum

HYRUM – The Hyrum Fire Department, with automatic aid from Wellsville, Paradise and the Cache County Fire Department, responded to a working structure fire at 400 South and 175 West in Hyrum on Monday, June 17.

The first arriving fire units found smoke coming from the basement on the west side of the building. Fire crews were able to knock down the fire from the outside of the structure.

Additional crews made entry to the basement and finished extinguishing the fire. There were no injuries reported from the fire. The structure sustained significant damage in the basement.

The fire was caused by an appliance located in the basement. Damages are estimated at in excess of $100,000.

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