Photo: Layton City Fire Department
As a family of three in Utah prepared to celebrate a daughter’s birthday, a house fire led to about $200,000 in damages. But after putting out the flames, a local fire department helped salvage the festivities.
Around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Layton City Fire Department responded to a call for the house fire, Layton Fire Marshal Douglas K. Bitton tells PEOPLE in a statement.
Upon their arrival, firefighters “could see a large column of smoke” and they “quickly knocked down flames coming out of the front door and porch.” After putting out more flames at the back of the home, they then “encountered a dangerous problem when the overhead power service line for the home broke off and almost hit them.”
Fortunately, for both the residents and the firefighters, no one was injured.
Layton City Fire Department
In addition to the “devastating loss” of their home, the fire took place as the family was preparing to celebrate a daughter’s special birthday.
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After putting out the flames, fire crews remained at the scene with the family.
In addition to “retrieving a cake and bouquet of flowers from the mother’s vehicle,” which was not damaged in the fire, the crew then started “singing Happy Birthday.”
According to Bitton, the cause of the fire, which “was determined to be unintentional,” was “due to an unattended cooking of a pain with oil on the stovetop.”
“Fire Service reminds home owners to always attend your cooking processes,” adds Bitton.
source: people.com
