Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
LAYTON — A Layton home sustained substantial damage in a house fire Tuesday afternoon.
The fire at 424 N. 850 East in Layton was caused by a live power line falling and catching a tree on fire, said Layton Fire Battalion Chief Jason Cook. The residents of the home had left briefly and came back to see fire on their back patio that extended into the house.
Cook said when firefighters arrived about 12:45 p.m., the fire had spread from the back of the house to the front, and all residents were out of the house.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire quickly, Cook said, but not before it caused between $250,000 and $300,000 in damage to the home.
There were no injuries reported, but the family was displaced and is being helped by family and friends.
