4 residents flee from fire that destroys Foster Village house
Fire heavily damaged a home on Kukila Place in Foster Village this afternon. (Courtesy Francis Luu)
Flames shoot out of a home in Foster Village as firefighters get into position to fight the fire. (Courtesy Derek Shim)
Smoke rises from the scene of a fire in Salt Lake this afternoon. (Courtesy Burl Burlingame)
Firefighters examine the scene of a 2-alarm house fire in Foster Village this afternoon (Cindy Ellen Russell/crussell@staradvertiser.com)
Firefighters arrive on the scene of a fully-engulfed house fire in Foster Village this afternoon. (Courtesy Larry Eram)
Three adults and two children are homeless after fire destroyed their Foster Village house Wednesday afternoon, but no one was injured.
Damage to single-family house, built in the late 50s, and contents was reported at $350,000, said Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig. No other homes were damaged,
Four of the five residents were home at the time, and escaped through the back to a nearby park.
Firefighters brought the fire under control at 5:55 p.m. Most of the damage occurred to the front of the house. Two vehicles in the carport were also heavily damaged.
Firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire at 1231 Kukila Place near Bougainville Drive in Foster Village about 5:30 p.m., Seelig said.
Red Cross is responding to the family’s needs.
