Salt Lake County fire investigators have ruled as accidental a house fire that resulted in $45,000 in damage Saturday. No one was injured.
The fire was started by a 4-year-old playing with a lighter wand commonly used to ignite barbecue grills, said inspector Chris Cage.The children were inside a split-entry home at 4539 S. Edgeware Lane (2350 West) while their parents were working in the yard, Capt. Sande Storms said.
The children dashed from the home about 12:30 p.m. to tell the pair a basement bedroom had caught fire, Storms said.
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County fire crews were joined by those from West Valley to battle the blaze, Storms said. The home's basement received the heaviest damage, with smoke and water damage in the upper level.