Out-of-town visitors at Airbnb in LaVerkin cause blaze with fireworks, officials say

A wildfire burned 4.5 acres in LaVerkin late Sunday night, July 4, 2021, in LaVerkin, Utah.

A wildfire burned 4.5 acres in LaVerkin late Sunday night, July 4, 2021, in LaVerkin, Utah. (Anna Slack, St. George News)


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LAVERKIN — Out-of-town visitors setting off fireworks at an Airbnb caused a wildfire in LaVerkin on Sunday night, according to fire officials.

Washington County Fire Warden Adam Heyder said in a text to St. George News that the fire burned about 4.5 acres. He said the location of the call was 300 S. 100 East in LaVerkin.

Firefighting personnel from the Hurricane Valley Fire District also responded to the human-caused blaze, as well as state fire officials and the Bureau of Land Management.

Read the full article at St. George News.


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