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SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — An evacuation order was lifted Monday morning following a gas leak and resulting fire that led to the evacuation of the area of 3300 South to 3500 South and West Temple to 200 West in South Salt Lake Sunday.
The South Salt Lake Fire Department said at 7:29 p.m. in a post on X said the evacuation was mandatory. Residents were advised to avoid the area. An evacuation shelter was set up at 3805 S. Main in South Salt Lake.
The evacuations were lifted shortly after 7 a.m. Monday, according to the fire department, which said gas and power had been restored to the area and the leak had been stopped. Officials are still working to determine the cause of the leak and will go door-to-door to check that all meters are working correctly.
The order came after fire crews, who were in the area after a downed power line had caused a truck fire, saw that the ground was also on fire, the South Salt Lake Fire Department said. The fire was reportedly out by 10 p.m.
South Salt Lake Fire Department: Mandatory Evacuation due to a gas leak. Anyone in 3300 South to 3500 South & West Temple to 200 West in South Salt Lake must evacuate immediately. Avoid area! If you can't evacuate, call dispatch 801-840-4100. No estimated time on when the gas…
— Salt Lake County Emergency Management (@SLCoEmerMngt) April 28, 2025
Contributing: Brian Carlson, Bridger Beal-Cvetko
