Smoke forces evacuation at Salt Lake daycare

Twenty children, including five infants, were evacuated from a daycare Monday after smoke started filling the building.

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SALT LAKE CITY Twenty children, including five infants, were evacuated from a day care Monday after smoke started to fill the building.

Just before 1 p.m., smoke was reported at 1760 S. 1100 East, which houses five to six businesses, said Salt Lake City fire spokesman Jasen Asay. By the time fire crews arrived, many of the businesses, including the day care, were already in the process of evacuating.

The children were moved to a nearby vacant business to stay warm. No injuries were reported.

The smoke, Asay said, was coming from the basement area where the day care was located. Initially, crews believed it was a small fire in either a wall or a crawl space.

After more than an hour of investigating, crews determined the smoke was being produced by a faulty furnace, Asay said.

Pat Reavy

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Smoke forces evacuation at Salt Lake daycare