(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Unified Fire Authority is urging everyone to know the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. Hazmat engineer Bethany Bitter told headaches, confusion, weakness, nausea, and dizziness are all symptoms of the “silent killer.” She says carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, and carbon monoxide poisoning […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 45-member Utah task force equipped with inflatable rescue boats has deployed to the East Coast to help victims of Hurricane Dorian. The federal funded emergency disaster team flew by charter plane, departing Tuesday night from Salt Lake City for Charlotte, North Carolina. Heavy winds […]
HOLLADAY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say firefighters are still working to contain a fire at a mansion in northern Utah. Keith Garner with Unified Fire Authority said crews were still battling the blaze Monday afternoon. The fire started inside the Holladay home late Saturday evening. Garner said no one was […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in northern Utah say fireworks set off during Pioneer Day hit a police car and started a fire in a nearby field. Lt. Cody Stromberg with Herriman police said a patrolling officer saw a group of people setting off fireworks in a restricted area late […]
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — A school in a Salt Lake City suburb was evacuated Thursday because of a chemical leak. The Unified Fire Authority said approximately 100 special needs students were evacuated from Jordan Valley School in Midvale after a janitor reported a chemical spill near a therapy swimming pool. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a natural gas leak is suspected in an apartment building explosion in Alta. Unified Fire Authority officials say there were no injuries in Saturday afternoon’s explosion that occurred in the attic of the building. The Deseret News reports that the blast caused an […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have arrested a juvenile for allegedly starting a brush fire in Herriman that burned two homes and prompted neighborhoods to be evacuated. Unified Fire Authority officials say the juvenile sparked the blaze while allegedly playing with a smoke bomb. The name and age of […]
