BOUNTIFUL—South Davis Metro Fire crews were called out on a second house fire last Friday afternoon after battling a blaze earlier in the day that killed one man. 

Crews were called out about 5:15 p.m. May 14 to a report of a fire at 355 S. 200 East in Bountiful. “The family was home at the time and outdoors in the backyard,” said South Davis Metro Fire Deputy Chief Dave Powers. “There was a dormer in the attic and they saw smoke in that. When we arrived there was light smoke coming from the roof. We set up attack lines to try and put it out.”

There was about a 4x6 area they were using as a small storage/bedroom, he said. “The stairway access was limited. It kept burning so we started venting the roof and making holes in it. There was a lot of heat and smoke coming out.”

Powers said there was a concealed space in the wall that was not accessible. “When we pulled down the ceiling it (fire) was in a different location. At that point we started dumping water to go defensive on it. As we started shooting water we decided to pull people out because of the duration of the time (fighting the fire).”

The cause is believed to be a can light, he said. “It started arcing and heating up a gas line then the wood caught on fire. There’s about $380,000 plus in damages. I think it is a total loss.”

The fire was contained to the building of origin, said Powers. “There were no injuries. Salt Lake sent a couple of truck companies and West Valley came out to do backfilling at the station. South Weber helped also. We had 30 firefighters there as well.”