ST. GEORGE, Utah — A fire spread to multiple homes in St. George, displacing several residents, on Saturday afternoon. No one was injured, although the cause was still under investigation.
The St. George Police Department said that at least five structures were on fire from 1530 to 1575 along North Dixie Drive.
St. George Fire Chief Robert Stoker confirmed at 10:50 a.m. that officials responded to a possible fire in the area of North Dixie Downs. Upon arrival, an original unit that had caught fire in Rainbow Ridge had spread to a second unit before jumping to three more on the backside in Red Shadows.
There was heavy damage to three mobile home trailers; the Red Cross is working with the affected families as the units are considered uninhabitable.
According to officials, one of the contributing factors to the spread of the fire was two large pine trees in a backyard that went up in flames, spreading to the surrounding homes.
Several vehicles on both sides of the block were also damaged by the fire.
According to one resident, they saw a car that had caught fire before flames spread to the houses.
"I was just really concerned at making sure that nobody was in their trailers or, you know, like that was my biggest concern was just making sure that," said the resident. "I'm gonna go get a safe deposit box because there's pictures that you can't replace, no matter what, if you have insurance or anything."
Police asked people to "be smart with fireworks and cigarettes" when conditions are as dry as they currently are across Utah.
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