As triple-digit heat hammered the Salt Lake Valley, Millcreek firefighters spent a grueling stretch chasing flames on three fronts: a brush fire near Tanner Park and two separate house fires that sent families into the street and left one duplex unit heavily damaged.
The largest fire broke out around 8:45 p.m. near 1990 E. Gregson Avenue, where crews arrived to find one unit of a duplex fully involved and racing toward neighboring homes, according to KSL. Firefighters launched a two-alarm response, pulled additional help from mutual-aid partners and kept the flames from jumping to nearby structures.
That fire heavily damaged one duplex unit and displaced four residents. Roughly 60 firefighters cycled through the scene, and two firefighters, along with one civilian, were treated for minor injuries, according to Gephardt Daily. Crews stayed into the night to monitor hot spots while surrounding roads remained closed.
Tanner Park Brush Fire Contained
Hours before the duplex blaze, firefighters were already dealing with a grass fire that sparked near the Tanner Park trailhead and chewed through about four acres of dry hillside. An aggressive initial attack, along with mutual aid from Utah Forestry and neighboring fire departments, kept the flames from reaching nearby homes, according to a post by Millcreek…