PHOTO: The Zahler family home at 650 East 700 South, Mt. Pleasant, located east of North Sanpete High School, burned Aug. 18, and is considered a total loss. Mt. Pleasant Fire Chief Sam Draper has roughly estimated a $600,000 property loss.
According to Chief Draper, the fire was reported at 6:17 p.m. and when the volunteer fire fighters of the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department arrived the large cabin-style home was fully engulfed. Fairview and Spring City Fire Department crews were called in along with additional help from brush trucks from Manti, Sterling and Gunnison.
Near the home is a field of sagebrush and weeds and the brush trucks were a great help by ensuring the fire did not spread into the field according to Chief Draper.
“The fire investigation shows the cause of the fire was a fish smoker on the back deck of the home.