A massive fire starts at the residential complex in Ogden that is still under construction

Ogden, Utah – On Saturday afternoon, a massive structural fire broke out at an apartment complex in Ogden. An update on the incident has been issued by Ogden City officials.

At approximately 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, Ogden incident Department personnel arrived at the scene of the incident on 22nd Street between Grant Ave. and Lincoln Ave.
According to Ogden municipal officials, there were “heavy flames and heavy smoke” when personnel arrived at the scene of a five-story building that was still under construction.

According to reports, firefighters were able to keep the fire contained to the nearby region. But immediately west of the construction, the fire did move from the five-story building to an empty building. Shortly after it started, firefighters were able to put out the fire at the nearby structure.

Rocky Mountain Power said that the fire had damaged one of their power poles. Two of the power company’s substations were reportedly de-energized as a precaution. On Saturday evening, the western station stayed off while the east side substation was turned back on. On Saturday night, little under 3,000 people were without electricity.

This incident did not result in any injuries. According to officials, more than 40 firefighters responded to this incident.