SPANISH FORK, Utah — A day after a fire destroyed a Spanish Fork twin home, the remains of a missing woman believed to have been inside the house were found.
Spanish Fork Police and Fire said the remains were located at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, nearly 36 hours after the fire.
Local fire officials searched the rubble until 8 p.m. Tuesday night before resuming their search resumed Wednesday. Crews tediously searched the debris by hand before finding the remains.
The Utah State Medical Examiner has been notified and will work to identify the victim.
The fire was reported at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in the area of 2970 East and Somerset Village Way.
Photos and video from witnesses showed massive flames and a dark plume of smoke billowing out of the duplex.
The female resident who was living in the side of the home that caught fire was not immediately located and it was not known if she was inside the home at the time of the fire.
Residents from the other side of the home were evacuated and only one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion in relation to the blaze.
During the fire, the second floor of the home collapsed and after the flames were extinguished, crews deemed the home a "total loss."
