Two-story cabin in Massive Cottonwood Canyon 'whole loss' after fireplace

A firefighter works to put out a cabin fire in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday. The two-story cabin in Big Cottonwood Canyon was destroyed by a fire Monday, a spokesman for Unified Fire Authority said.

A firefighter works to place out a cabin fireplace in Massive Cottonwood Canyon on Monday. The 2-story cabin in Massive Cottonwood Canyon was destroyed by a fireplace Monday, a spokesman for Unified Fireplace Authority mentioned. (Unified Fireplace Authority)

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SILVER FORK — A two-story cabin in Massive Cottonwood Canyon was destroyed by a fireplace Monday.

Unified Fireplace Capt. Tony Barker with the Unified Fireplace Authority mentioned that the reason for the fireplace continues to be beneath investigation however the cabin is “a complete loss.”

Whereas there have been no accidents, Barker mentioned nobody was current within the cabin when the fireplace began.

“By the point I obtained there, it was only a burning pile of rubble, however bystanders mentioned it was a more recent building, newer-ish cabin,” Barker mentioned. “This was a more recent cabin so I’m curious to listen to what the trigger was.”

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