Smoke rises from a structure fire in St. George, April 7, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Courtesy of Trinity Thrower, St. George News
ST. GEORGE – Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the vicinity of 282 N 2700 E on Thursday.
Several witnesses reported seeing a large plume of black smoke from several miles away.
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Updates
6:39 p.m. | Initial fire call for brush fire | Structure fire at 282 N 2700 E | St. George Fire and Police departments
6:55 p.m. | Possible more than one structure burning | mutual aid called | St. George News on scene
7:46 p.m. | Fire at 290 N 2700 E | police command | St. George News reporter Ron Chaffin reporting
8:17 p.m. | Fire crews remain on scene | flames contained but smoke still present | Fire Chief Robert Stoker says six residents impacted and that trailers suffered damage, and back yards and sheds are burned.
9:10 p.m. | Fire crews remaining on scene to conduct “mop up” and to monitor.
Smoke hovers from the site of a structure fire at 16-398 2700 E on Thursday night in St. George, April 7, 2022 | Photo by Alysha Lundgren, St. George News.
Smoke rises from the Thursday evening fire, April 7, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Sadie Magnum, St. George News.
The St. George and Washington City fire crews worked to subdue the fire at 290 2700 E in St. George on Thursday evening | Photo courtesy of Devro Brinkerhoff
Ladder sprayer was employed to douse the flames at N 2700 E on Thursday evening, April 7, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Jake Howard, St. George News.
Ladder sprayer was employed to douse the flames at N 2700 E on Thursday evening, April 7, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Dale Bar, St. George News
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Alysha Lundgren joined the St. George News team in 2022. She began her career as a freelancer, writing resource articles for families of children with disabilities. She's also covered topics such as astronomy, recreation and nature. Originally from Nevada, Alysha fell in love with Utah quickly after moving to Cedar City. In her free time, she enjoys wandering and photographing Utah's gorgeous landscapes or hunkering down in a blanket to play video games or read a good book.