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Bird family identified after father, 4 children killed in Riverdale house fire
What happened
A house fire in Riverdale killed five members of the Bird family, including a father and four children. The mother and two other children survived but were hospitalized. The fire was ruled accidental and caused by an overheated power strip.
Timeline
- KUTV 2News Bird family identified after father, 4 children killed in Riverdale house fire
- KJZZ Bird family identified after father, 4 children killed in Riverdale house fire
- KSL Firefighters say overheated power strip caused deadly Riverdale fire
- KUTV 2News Overheated power strip identified as cause of Riverdale fire that killed 5 family members
- KJZZ Overheated power strip identified as cause of Riverdale fire that killed 5 family members
- Fox 13 Overheated power strip started Riverdale home fire that killed 5 family members, chief says
- ABC 4 Overheated power strip confirmed as cause of Riverdale house fire that killed father, four children
- KUTV 2News (YouTube) Overheated power strip identified as cause of Riverdale fire that killed 5 family members
- ABC4 (YouTube) Overheated power strip confirmed as cause of Riverdale house fire that killed father, four children
- Fox 13 (YouTube) Overheated power strip started Riverdale home fire that killed 5 family members
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Bird family identified after father, 4 children killed in Riverdale house fire
— A Riverdale house fire that killed a father and four children has led to the public identification of the Bird family. The mother and two children survived but are recovering in the hospital. The family has requested…
Firefighters say overheated power strip caused deadly Riverdale fire
— Firefighters in Riverdale, Weber County, have determined that an overheated power strip caused a deadly house fire that killed several members of the Bird family and injured others. The power strip, plugged near the…
Overheated power strip identified as cause of Riverdale fire that killed 5 family members
— Investigators have ruled out arson in a Riverdale house fire that killed five family members, determining the fire was electrical in nature and not intentionally set. The fire, which occurred near 4600 South and 1150…
Overheated power strip identified as cause of Riverdale fire that killed 5 family members
— Investigators have ruled out arson in a Riverdale house fire that killed five family members, determining the fire was electrical in nature and not intentionally set. The fire, which occurred near 4600 South and 1150…
Overheated power strip started Riverdale home fire that killed 5 family members, chief says
— A fire in Riverdale, Utah, caused by an overheated power strip killed five family members, according to fire officials. The fire trapped many of the Byrd family inside the home, with the parents and two surviving…
Overheated power strip confirmed as cause of Riverdale house fire that killed father, four children
— A house fire in Riverdale, Utah, caused by an overheated power strip, resulted in the deaths of five family members, including a father and four children.
Overheated power strip identified as cause of Riverdale fire that killed 5 family members
— An overheated power strip has been identified as the cause of a house fire in Riverdale, Weber County, that killed five family members. The Riverdale Fire Department confirmed the cause of the fire, which occurred in…
Overheated power strip confirmed as cause of Riverdale house fire that killed father, four children
— A house fire in Riverdale that killed a father and four children was confirmed to have been caused by an overheated power strip, with arson ruled out.