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Caffe Ibis Roasting Facility Fire

Logan, Utah – August 28, 2012, – The Logan Fire Department with automatic aid from North Logan, Smithfield and Cache County responded to a report of a structure fire at 710 West 200 North at the Caffé Ibis Roasting facility at 10:14 am. 

Upon arrival the fire department found a heavy amount of smoke from a large diameter vent through the roof.  After making contact with facility representatives it was determined that a fire had started in the chafe collector of a coffee roasting machine and spread to an exhaust afterburner. 

Firefighters used water to extinguisher the fire through the top of the exhaust vent and also in the bottom of the chafe collector.  Some disassembly of the venting system was needed to ensure the fire was fully extinguished.

Damage was estimated at $2000.00 in downtime to disassemble, clean and reassemble the 1950s era roasting machine.  No damage was done to the building and the business anticipates being back in production the next day. 

The cause of the fire has been determined as accidental and originated in the chafe collector of the system by the ignition of creosol type build in the exhaust system.  

No exposures to other structures or injuries were reported.

Contact:

Craig Humphreys, Fire Marshal

Logan City Fire Department

76 East 200 North

Logan, Utah 84321

435-716-9515 Office

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Logan Structure Fire

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Logan Structure Fire

Logan, Utah – August 21, 2012, – The Logan Fire Department with automatic aid from North Logan, Smithfield and Cache County responded to a report of a structure fire with smoke was coming from an attic of a home located at 354 East 500 North in Logan.  Emergency dispatchers received the call at 7:15 pm from a neighbor.

Upon arrival the fire department found smoke throughout the home and a small fire in the living room portion of the home.  The home was unoccupied at the time and was under renovation.  Firefighters extinguished the fire and checked for fire extension in the walls and upper floor of the building.  The home was approx. 100 years old with several layers of wall finishes and additions.  Fire damage was contained to the living room with smoke damage throughout the home. 

The cause of the fire has been determined as accidental and originated in the electrical system of the home.  No exposures to other structures or injuries were reported.

Contact:

Craig Humphreys, Fire Marshal

Logan City Fire Department

76 East 200 North

Logan, Utah 84321

435-716-9515 Office

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Benson Hay Fire

BENSON, Utah – Approximately 1,500 tons of hay were destroyed in a fire this morning at 3986 N. 2400 West, Benson.

Shortly before 1 a.m., firefighters from Smithfield, North Logan, Logan, Cache County Ambulance and the Cache County Fire District were paged to a grass fire endangering a structure. But when the first units arrived, they realized that the fire was in a haystack under a barn roof. A second alarm just after 1 a.m. included water trucks, called tenders, from Logan, Richmond, Trenton, Newton and Lewiston. The tenders traveled back and forth between the fire and a nearby hydrant to provide much needed water to battle the fire.

Firefighters doused the fire for six hours while farmhands using tractors attempted to salvage some hay and push burning hay a safe distance from the structure, where it continued to burn this morning.

Smithfield Fire Chief Jay Downs said it was sad to lose so much hay. But the barn was saved and there were no injuries.

“I have to thank the firefighters for doing a tremendous job this morning,” Downs said. “All the different departments worked well together.”

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and remains under investigation.

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Kitchen Fire, North Logan

For immediate release

North Logan, UT 08/06/2012

At 1439 fire units were dispatched to 300 E 2500 N #36 for a working fire. Upon arrival, the duty officer found a small fire confined to the stove and surrounding area. A police officer had extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher but the fire rekindled. The first arriving truck company was able to completely extinguish the fire with a water can extinguisher. A crosslay was pulled as a backup. Automatic aid units were allowed to go back into service upon extinguishment. The building department was contacted to assess the structure and assist the residents with utilities and occupancy.

The fire was determined to be unintentional in nature, caused by a candle left on the stove to melt. The glass container became hot and broke, which allowed the wax to ignite on the flame from the gas stove. A juvenile was asleep in the home, heard the popping noise from the broken glass and the tone from one working smoke detector. The boy then attempted to extinguish the fire and called 911 and left the residence when he was unable to extinguish it. No injuries were reported. Damage estimated at $2,500.

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Contact:
Jason Killinen
Fire Marshal
North Logan FD
435-755-5739

Cache County Fire Units Respond to Franklin County

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Cache County, Utah Aug 1, 2012 Units from Lewiston, Richmond, Trenton, Smithfield, North Logan and the Cache County Fire District responded to a grass fire located at MP 10 on SR 34 in Franklin County the call came in approximately 4:04 PM.

County fire units were able to help Franklin County units contain a large grass fire near the land fill after it had jumped SR 34. It took fire units three hours to contain the fire. The fire burned 250 acres.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.

Contact:

Jason Winn

Fire Marshal

Cache County Fire District

(435) 755-1674