OGDEN, Utah — A fire broke out in a field in Ogden Saturday night, damaging the exterior of a nearby house.
The Ogden Fire Department was called to the area near the 400 block of Jefferson Avenue around 8:45 p.m. They said the fire was on the edge of a retention pond, and overgrown phragmites were burning.
Ogden City Fire Department
The flames reached about 50 feet high and ended up melting the siding on a nearby house. The flames did not reach the interior, however.
The fire department is investigating the cause and said it appears suspicious. Witnesses reportedly told them that they saw a group of kids in the area just before the fire.
Nobody was injured, but officials estimated the damage at about $25,000.
