Flophouse Fire

A subdivided Victorian era home burned yesterday in Ogden.  The Standard Examiner reports:

The wood-frame house contained four apartments, Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Eric Bauman said at the scene.

Seven people in two families resided in the apartments. Three people were treated for minor smoke inhalation at the scene but did not require hospitalization, Bauman said.

Fortunately, everyone made it out safe.  I cruised by today to take a picture and the owner was preparing to place his tenants in other buildings around town.

 The home is a completely loss. 

Irony of the Day: Burned-Down House

I was cruising through town today and came across this bit of irony.  Check it out:

Fireplace Folly: The Remodel of Doom

The KSL reported on a house fire at 2225 Jackson Ave. in Ogden.  The home was completely destroyed.

The home had been remodeled and prepared for renting.  So what happened to start this fire?  Here is an excerpt:

A cleaning crew was working to ready the home for potential renters and found the gas was turned off, preventing them from heating the home. Wood said they asked to use a woodburning stove to keep warm.

...they lit a fire in the stove, not knowing that no chimney had been put in for the stove when the roof was remodeled.

 Whoops!

Those pesky details (like having a chimney for your fireplace) can come back to bite you.