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(KSL News) A fire overnight destroyed several dozen motel rooms in Wendover. Around 3:30 this morning, someone staying at the Bonneville Inn heard an explosion, then the motel went up in flames.
Chief Kirk Petersen, Wendover City Fire Dept.: "It was engulfed when we got here, one or two rooms."
Forty to 60 rooms were damaged, but no one was hurt.
There are people who live at the motel; they will stay in other rooms or at another hotel in town. The cause is still under investigation.
