UPDATE: Two Juveniles Arrested For Starting Taylorsville Apartment Fire
TAYLORSVILLE, UTAH – July 27, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) — Officers said two juveniles started a Taylorsville apartment fire that displaced around 20 residents Saturday.
One female and one male, both 10 years old, were taken into custody and charged with aggravated arson after investigators followed a lead residents gave them. The children were playing with lighters when a tree caught fire and the fire quickly spread to residents’ homes.
According to Unified Fire District Information Officer David Ulibarri, firefighters were called to Callaway Apartments, 4033 S. Clubhouse Drive, around 12:30 p.m. with reports of heavy smoke and flames.
When fire crews arrived they found multiple apartment units fully engulfed in flames.
Eights units were heavily damaged in the fire.
The Red Cross is providing shelter and resources to those who lost their homes.
More on Gephardt Daily as the information becomes available.
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