Orem fire causes $300,000 in damage

Orem fire causes $300,000 in damage


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OREM — A fire Thursday at 801 Racing in Orem caused $300,000 in damage to a vehicle and the business.

The fire was reported at 12:36 p.m. at 270 N. Geneva Road. Two employees were pumping fuel additives behind the 801 Racing building when the hose they were using broke and poured the mix on a hot pump.

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Two-hundred gallons of fuel ignited, catching a Ford Taurus and the building on fire. Engines from Orem and Provo fought the fire, which had spread to the attic, for two hours.

There were no injuries.

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