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Crews respond to explosive garage fire in Tremonton

By gephardtdaily.com · August 6, 2026 · 1 min read
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Utah News spotted this story published August 5, 2026 at gephardtdaily.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

TREMONTON, Utah, Aug. 5, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Firefighters from Tremonton and Garland responded to a garage fire Tuesday evening after multiple callers reported hearing explosions. The call came just after 5 p.m. “Multiple 911 callers reported hearing explosions coming from a residential garage,” a Tremonton Fire statement says.

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