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ST. GEORGE — A Washington family faced many pet owners' worst nightmare after a Sunday morning fire.
After receiving the call shortly before 10:30 a.m., firefighters were on the scene at 925 S. 1775 East within about four minutes. It took approximately three minutes to control the fire and stop it from spreading, Washington fire department Capt. Julio Reyes told St. George News.
The cause of the fire is undetermined, Reyes said, but it appears to have started near the home, damaging a propane tank for a barbecue, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, a truck and a fifth-wheel trailer.
"Motorhomes in general and fifth-wheels and camp trailers are made of a light wood so that they travel down the highway better," he said. "They're safer that way, but because it's a light wood, it makes it so it burns a lot faster."
