MAGNA, Utah, July 29, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — A fire that started in a garage behind a Magna residence left that house uninhabitable, and destroyed several outbuildings, and caused a minor injury to a firefighter on the scene.
The call was dispatched at about 2:30 p.m., and Unified Fire crews responded to the area of 3100 South and 9000 West, Magna, Kelly Bird, UFD spokesman, told Gephardt Daily.
“The first arriving units pulled up, and there was heavy smoke and flames coming from a detached garage behind the residence,” Bird said.
“The conditions were such that the fire was growing and moving relatively rapidly, so they called for additional resources to come in.”
The houses on either side of the residence were in danger of damage, Bird said.
“They were relatively close, and were starting to be impacted. Crews were able to stop the fire from progressing to the town houses, but unfortunately, it did reach the homeowner’s house and did some pretty significant damage.”
The garage and an outbuilding on a neighbor’s land were destroyed, Bird said. A small RV also burned, he said.
“The good news is that no residents were hurt. Everyone was able to exit their homes safely.”
One firefighter suffered a minor injury. Bird declined to specify the nature of the injury.
“There were some pets that were unaccounted for, so we’re not sure if they just ran off out of fear, or whether they were still in the house. They were not found.”
A power pole was badly damaged, and parts of the neighborhood remained without power as of about 6 p.m., Bird said.
The power lines came down, so that impacted some of our ability to navigate the area until power could be shut off, Bird said.
Bird said that because of the dryness and heat Utah is experiencing, firefighters are urging homeowners to not create fires, and to clean up debris around their homes, such as dried weeds, shrubbery and trees that may have accumulated, “just to mitigate as much as possible any additional fire risk.”
