SALT LAKE CITY — At least two people are dead after an RV fire under I-80 near Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, but firefighters tell KSL a third person escaped the flames. 

UPDATE: Identities of the deceased individuals and the cause of this tragic fire will not be released until the investigation is completed with cooperation from the Medical Examiner’s Office. Sadly a dog was also lost in the incident. pic.twitter.com/X30vpdUbyB

— Salt Lake City Fire Department (@slcfire) December 29, 2021

The Salt Lake City Fire Department says a dog inside the RV also perished. 

#BREAKING two dead in a rv fire in Salt Lake City one person escaped the @slcfire just told us #KSLTV pic.twitter.com/4VXiJfVE4f

— Derek Petersen (@Derek_Photog) December 29, 2021

Crews first got the call around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning for a fire near 1775 West 200 South, a frontage road off of Redwood Road and I-80. 

 

Authorities did not immediately offer other details, including a possible cause for the fire. They also did not say how many people were believed to be inside the RV at the time. Fire officials said they would not release the cause of the fire or the names of those who died until their investigation wraps up. 

The smoke billowed up and was visible from I-80. 

Contributing: Jacob Rueda, Derek Petersen

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