TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Nine firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation after a
two-alarm blaze broke out in their west Salt Lake City station house.
Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman Jasen Asay said two
captains discovered the fire at 1:27 a.m. It was believed to have begun in a
second-floor utility room of Station 2, located at 270 W. 300 North.
The captains alerted their seven sleeping fire crew members.
Together, they escaped the flames, moved a fire engine and truck from the
station bay, and then began fighting the fire as additional crews were
dispatched to the scene from other stations.
All nine members of Station 2's crew were taken to the
hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation, but no serious injuries were
reported.
Investigators are trying to determine what caused the blaze,
which left the second floor of the building with heavy damage.