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Fire leaves historic American Fork mansion destroyed, several pets killed
Fire crews spent the majority of Saturday battling a residential fire in an American Fork neighborhood that left numerous pets dead. The blaze started at a well-known large structure, known as Chipman’s Mansion, located at 280 South and Center Street. Battalion Chief Brandon Boshard with the American Fork Fire Department said it was an off-duty firefighter with Unified Fire Authority who happened to be in the area with his son when he discovered the burning home just before 11 a.m. “He was just driving in the area and saw some smoke, so he went to investigate and pulled up and ...
