Firefighters in Layton Battle ‘Pretty Dang Hostile Fire’; About 30 Homes Evacuated
Dry, windy conditions helped a brush fire spread to 7 acres, destroying one home and forcing about 30 families to evacuate, officials said.
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Firefighters in Layton battle ‘pretty dang hostile fire’; about 30 homes evacuated
LAYTON, Utah, July 7, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — About 30 Layton homes were evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a grass fire sparked between the Weber State Davis campus and two adjacent mobile home parks to the east, both south of Antelope Drive. Layton City Fire responded to the two-alarm fire, with assistance from crews from Kaysville and Hill Air Force Base. Layton Battalion Chief Jason Cook estimated about 70 firefighters were on the scene, with…
LAYTON, UTAH- A fire was reported Tuesday afternoon near the Weber State University campus in Layton. Telemundo Utah contacted the Layton Fire Department who confirmed that emergency teams are responding to a fire in the area. Authorities have not provided information about the size of the fire, its cause, or whether evacuations or structures are threatened.
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