Overview
- A blaze known as the Adams Fire burned about 45 acres in undeveloped land near Washington Terrace and moved close to a residential area.
- Hundreds of homes were temporarily evacuated and residents later returned after officials said the fire was largely under control.
- Only one house sustained minor structural damage, and that home’s resident, identified by family as 87-year-old Ted Burrell, was injured and later died according to his children; officials have not publicly confirmed the death.
- A Weber County Sheriff's Office deputy was also injured during the response but was treated and released, and neighbors used garden hoses while crews worked to protect homes.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and officials’ confirmation of the reported death could increase scrutiny of local wildfire risk during an active fire season that recently included deadly blazes in the region.