SALT LAKE CITY — An early morning explosion rocked a Salt Lake City neighborhood near the intersection of North Temple and Redwood Road on Monday, with authorities believing it was caused by natural gas.
A call was received at approximately 3:15 a.m. about an explosion near 1704 West North Temple Road. When crews arrived, they reported a smell of gas in the air and started checking on the nearby buildings.
Four fire trucks were dispatched to the scene.
While there was no active fire at the time, officials say they found structural damage in one of the buildings, a Chevron gas station, including damaged walls and windows that had been blown out.
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"We don't know what happened or how it happened or where the origin of the gas leak was, but it does look like preliminary findings show that there's a decent probability of a natural gas incident," said Salt Lake City Fire Division Chief Bob Silverthorne.
Silverthorne added that it appeared the explosion itself may have blown out any fire that was started.
Enbridge Gas crews cut the gas to the building and started venting it out.
No injuries were reported due to the explosion, and gas company employees remained on the scene with investigators to determine the exact cause of the explosion.
