South Salt Lake Fire and Gasleck solved

Terry Addison, fire chief of South Salt Lake, said that the incident began when an unoccupied truck caught fire.

Evacuation orders were lifted with gas and electricity that were restored to an area of ​​South Salt Lake, in which the city's officials ordered evacuations on Sunday evening due to a gas leak and a fire.

The city announced that the evacuation for everyone between 3300 and 3500 south and between West Temple and 200 West was mandatory. The residents can now return to their houses.

Terry Addison, fire chief of South Salt Lake, said the incident started shortly after 5 p.m. when an unoccupied truck caught fire. Firefighters said that a power line was on the truck below, which may have started the fire. The exact cause is examined.

The crew noticed flames from the ground while combating the truck. They found that there was a gas leak under the street and the gas company informed.

The gas was switched off shortly after 9 p.m. and the fire had failed, but the evacuation was still at 9:45 p.m. while the gas leak was dissolved. The fire chief said that the evacuation order would remain on the spot overnight.

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