Structure Fire - Orem

[Junior1970]

Active house fire in Southeast Orem. Fully engulfed. Backup engine requested from Provo. Victim found on Alpha (front) side of home. Not sure of victims condition. Asked ground crews to backup so ariel ladder could spray roof of home.

Actives TGs
44608 - Orem PD Main
44736 - Orem Fire 1

 

[Junior1970]

Upper part of structure has collapsed. Defensive attack in use. Firefighters say this is a "wood frame home" probably fairly old.

 

[qlajlu]

Post fire report - Man Dies

Active house fire in Southeast Orem. Fully engulfed. Backup engine requested from Provo. Victim found on Alpha (front) side of home. Not sure of victims condition. Asked ground crews to backup so ariel ladder could spray roof of home.

KUTV Video report

Report on KSL Web site

Orem Man Dies in House Fire
September 23rd, 2007 @ 10:28pm
(KSL News) A man died tonight after his home in Orem caught on fire.

Firefighters were called to the home near 70 South and 900 East in Orem and found the kitchen and the roof on fire. They were told a man was inside.

Crews made it about half way into the burning house when part of the roof collapsed. They pulled out and then located the man through a window in a back bedroom.

They got the man out of the house, but he died of fire-related injuries.

The man's wife and two daughters were not home at the time of the fire.