Homes evacuated due to 3.5 acre Orem brush fire

Two Orem homes have been evacuated due to a two-alarm, 3.5 acre brush fire in Orem Tuesday afternoon. Photo Courtesy: Orem Fire Department

OREM, Utah, June 20, 2017 (Gephardt Daily) — Two Orem homes were evacuated Tuesday afternoon due to a two-alarm, 3.5 acre brush fire.

The fire occurred near 1200 E. Center St., according to a 6 p.m. tweet from the Orem Fire Department.

The fire is not threatening any structures, according to a follow-up tweet at 6:20 p.m. The blaze is out, but crews are working on hot spots, and two homes remain evacuated.

Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire, the tweet added.

Gephardt Daily will have more on this developing story as information becomes available.

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