Woman, child dead in Murray house fire

Crews from the Unified Fire Authority battle a house fire near 5700 S. 700 West Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. Photo: Gephardt Daily/Steve Milner
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MURRAY, Utah, Nov. 19, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — Two people were killed in a Murray house fire Monday morning.

Firefighters from the Unified Fire Authority confirm two victims — a woman and a 7-year-old girl — were discovered inside the home near 5700 South 700 West about 9 a.m. approximately 90 minutes after the original call came into 911 dispatchers.

When firefighters arrived they found the house was engulfed in smoke and flames.

A woman outside the residence told firefighters, two people, including her daughter, were still inside the house.

Multiple explosions kept crews at a distance until they could knock down the flames. They were also hampered by a maze of property inside the home.

The victims — whose identities have yet to be released — were found on the second story.

The cause of the blaze has yet to be determined.

Gephardt Daily has a crew on the scene and will update the story as more information becomes available.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Sorry but Murray Fire Department confirmed the deceased not Unified Fire Authority. Talk to the first department on scene for information not second arrivals.

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