OGDEN, Utah — A large fire ripped through an apartment complex, which was under construction, and several other homes late Monday in Ogden, Utah, authorities said.
BREAKING NEWS!
— KSL NewsRadio (@kslnewsradio) June 29, 2021
Ogden fire near 28th and Grant. Multiple structures affected. pic.twitter.com/mXCcdXgFD5
According to KSTU, the blaze broke out about 10:30 p.m. at a construction site on 28th Street and Grant Avenue. The Ogden Fire Department said dozens of firefighters responded to the scene, where a three-story apartment building was burning, KSL reported. The fire eventually reached five other homes near the site, authorities said.
Ogden Fire crews on multiple fires near 28th and Grant. Please avoid the area at this time
— Ogden Fire Dept (@OgdenFireDept) June 29, 2021
Crews are aggressively mitigating an apartment complex under construction and several homes currently on fire
— Ogden Fire Dept (@OgdenFireDept) June 29, 2021
Early Tuesday, officials said two people – both residents of the home next to the apartment complex – were unaccounted for, according to KSTU. Authorities later told KSL that they had located the missing people.
CONFIRMED the two people unaccounted for have been located. Tons of smoke still here where five homes and an apartment complex under construction burned overnight in a four alarm fire 2800 Grant Ave Ogden @kslnewsradio pic.twitter.com/Vdga6581kT
— Mary Richards (@kslmrichards) June 29, 2021
A firefighter also was hurt, KSL reported.
No further information was immediately available.
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