Overview
- Firefighters were called to the home near 4600 South and 1150 West after reports of a blaze that began around 1:46 a.m., and crews found the house fully engulfed when they arrived.
- Riverdale officials confirmed the deaths of a father and three children and said the teacher mother and other children were taken to hospitals with one child in critical condition.
- Responders pulled family members from the home and began resuscitation efforts, and multiple fire and police agencies from Weber and neighboring counties aided at the scene.
- Investigators have not released a cause for the fire and are still probing the scene while neighbors reported hearing a muffled explosion that has not been verified.
- The community and schools have organized grief counseling, vigils and a memorial fund to help cover medical and funeral costs, and local agencies have activated peer support for first responders.