COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — A large fire was seen burning Thursday afternoon at a home on a large estate in Cottonwood Heights, with smoke billowing across the neighborhood.
The fire was reported in the 2900 Block of Robidoux Road, the site of the three-story castle-like home on 6.9 acres, with Unified Fire Authority saying the first call came in as a house fire.
Video below shows fire burning inside Cottonwood Heights home:
Heavy smoke was seen coming from the upper floors of the home when firefighters arrived.
In a video shared with FOX 13 News, an explosion could be seen and heard coming from the roof of the home during the early stages of the fire.
Explosion is seen at Cottonwood Heights home in video below:
Reactions to the ‘boom’ varied from door to door.
“I was like, did someone just slam a door?” Liz Dewitz wondered.
“I was upstairs, and I thought like a tree had fallen on our house,” said Vanessa Busselberg.
“I honestly thought it was construction, because there’s been a lot of work going on here lately,” said Rick Busselberg.
Some neighbors, like Dewitz, were close enough to be caught in the large response that rushed to the scene.
“The way my house is oriented - it’s my house, then a seasonal creekbed -then their house," Dewitz said. “I couldn’t get in [to my home] earlier today. The bus couldn’t get my son home - they called me.”
Fire officials give update on Cottonwood Heights fire below:
Dewitz says she didn’t know the owners well, but knows they’d moved in recently and were trying to remodel.
“My phone has just been lighting up all day long. Kind of the resounding sentiment is everyone just feels devastated and sad for them,” Dewitz said.
So those who live around Robidoux Road are sending their thoughts to those affected.
“It’s sad,” Vanessa Busselberg said. "I mean, you lose everything in a day - there’s no warning for it. Where are you going to go? What clothes are you going to wear?”
It's not known how the fire started, but Unified Fire said no one was injured, although a cat was found unresponsive inside the home was taken to veterinary care. No other homes or structures in the area have been evacuated.
Due to the fire, the Willow Creek Country Club golf course has been closed to players for an undetermined amount of time.
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