Cache County, Utah, April 4, 2012:
The Newton Fire Department, with the assistance of Cache County Fire, responded to a bridge fire at 8100 N, State Road 23 in Cache County.
A bridge providing access to agricultural property along State Road 23 caught fire earlier in the afternoon, Wednesday, April 4, when an agricultural burn along the canal extended to the railroad ties of the bridge. A canal company employee worked to control the fire and it appeared to have been extinguished, but evening winds fanned remaining embers underneath the bridge and the fire rekindled.
The property owner reported the fire directly to the Newton Fire Department, and the report was relayed to fire dispatch. Fire units were paged and responded to extinguish the fire, and the bridge was dismantled to access remaining hot spots.
Contact:
Greg Fabricius, Assistant Chief
Newton Fire Department
51 S Center
Newton, UT 84327
435-757-3330