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5 people rescued from basement in overnight fire

By ABC 4 · October 11, 2026 · 1 min read
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WEEST VALLEY, Utah (ABC4) — 5 people were rescued after an overnight fire trapped them in their home basement in West Valley early Sunday morning. West Valley City Fire department received a call at 1:38 a.m. and responded to the fire.

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