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Show ""V .r. JMA . - - - - l: vj""1S ',",,,,,,,,",,,,,'II--'W- 'Jj iiiMiiMi iwiimnKi iiuiuimjimlliiM '" ALL PHOTOS jIM HASKETT BOUNTIFUL FIRE DEPARTMENT pumper truck pours water onto row of carports engulfed in flames last Friday afternoon, which destroyed four vehicles parked inside. Nearby condominiums were not affected. af-fected. Three large fire trucks and 30 men battled blaze for nearly an hour before bringing it under control. Last of 4 firemen hurt in $100,000 Bountiful blaze released Tuesday mmmmm mmm-' 1 i iaw iianiiwuiw im By GARY BLODGETT Editor BOUNTIFUL The last of four firemen injured in a huge multi-carport fire Friday evening was .to be released from. the hospital Monday, according to Bountiful Fire Chief Jerry Lemon. The fire believed started when one of several cars parked in the string of carports burst into flames - caused an estimated $100,000 damage, according to Chief Lemon. He said not only were the carports car-ports demolished, but four vehicles were destroyed along with tires, burns when one of the vehicles parked in the carport exploded, and fireman Ron Hatch suffered heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. inhala-tion. They were treated and released re-leased from Lake view Hospital. Chief Lemon said the fire apparently appa-rently started when fire erupted in one of the vehicles that had just been parked in the carport. The owner saw smoke and flames from the engine and tried to extinguish the blaze for several minutes mi-nutes before realizing the fire was out of control and he called the fire department, said Chief Lemon. By the time the engines arrived just a few minutes later, the carports car-ports and vehicles were engulfed in Four firemen were injured in $100,000 blaze that destroyed des-troyed carports and damaged vehicles in Bountiful. FIREMAN DON MECHAM suffered a partially collapsed lung while moving water hose at the fire. He was released Tuesday from Lakeview Hospital in 'much improved' con-dition. accessories and personal belongings belong-ings stored in the carports. The blaze, which began shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, sent flames several feet into the air and dense, black smoke could be seen from throughout south Davis County. The blaze attracted hundreds of sightseers and nearby residents, causing a temporary fire-fighting problem for the city's three large fire trucks and about 30 volunteer and fulltime firemen called to the blaze. Fireman Don Mecham suffered a partially collapsed lung as a result of stress and heat and was confined to Lakeview Hospital until his release re-lease Monday. Fireman Brad Thomas and George Searle suffered minor flames. Four cars -- a couple of them quite new - were destroyed along with about eight carports and all the storage. No condominium units were seriously se-riously damaged by the fire. The fire started shortly after 5:30 p.m. and was under control about an hour later. Residents said they heard explosions explo-sions intermitingly as the flames reached cars parked nearby, causing caus-ing the vehicles to explode. There were also unconfirmed reports that firemen had trouble getting good water pressure during the first part of the blaze. The carports are detached from the condo units, and there was little or no damage to the living quarters, according to the fire chief. 1 v WT1Y" V UNIDENTIFIED FIREMAN CRAWLS on hands and knees to extinguish flames under one of four vehicles demolished in carport fire. Flames and dense smoke could be seen throughout south Davis County and attracted a crowd of several hundred spectators. |
