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Show Fire destroys PG home I vr TT- - - t .'iU L " ! r . n . - - - t -.. . ' I - ' I A Pleasant Grove home sustained $70,000 damage in an early morning fire Sunday, according to Assistant Fire Chief Frank Mills. Mills said the home was located at 100 W. 1100 North. The fire was reported at about 4:45 a.m. by a neighbor. The cause of the fire is undetermined un-determined at this time but evidence at the scene caused the fire department to call in Brent Halliday of the State Fire Marshall's office. Lt. Tom Paul of the Pleasant Grove Police Dept. said that they were investigating the possibility of arson. Mills reported that they estimated the fire had been burning for about an hour before the fire department was notified. He said that the fire appeared to have started in a hallway between the kitchen or dining room and the living room. ' It took about one and one-half hours to completely get the fire out, t he noted. He explained that hoses and equipment had started to freeze by the time they began to put things away. The investigation at the scene continued until about 11:30a.m. About 20 firefighters, three fire trucks and the rescue vehicle were used. Chief Mills said that the Frank Mills, assistant fire chief, inspects damage following a structure fire in Pleasant Grove which officials believe may have been purposely set. Rescue Truck is now equipped to refill the oxygen tanks for the firefighters so that they do not have to run back to the station to refill them. There were no injuries reported in the fire. The investigation will continue into the cause of the fire, Chief Mills said. |