Fire claims Kamas’ Blazzard lumber mill, cause under investigation

By Connor Thomas
KPCW Utah
November 14, 2024
Category: Business & Politics
Region: United States, US West

Much of the lumber survived unburned, but firefighters say the mill itself was not insured. Blazzard Lumber Co. has been in Kamas for five generations. Its mill on state Route 32, on the north end of Main Street, caught fire around 10 p.m. Nov. 13. South Summit Fire Chief Scott Thorell said the owners called 911. He could see the fire from his house. “There was a large orange glow, a large amount of fire initially, that was moving fast because we had strong south winds,” he told KPCW. Almost 40 South Summit firefighters responded, plus nine more from Park City and Wasatch County. The fire was out in less than two hours. The fire chief said the mill was not insured. It’s badly damaged but some cut and uncut lumber survived. …No injuries were reported. The total cost of the damage is not yet known.

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