Utah man accused of assaulting firefighters who put out his house fire

A Utah man has been arrested after authorities say he assaulted firefighters who were trying to put out a fire at his home southwest of Salt Lake City.

United Fire Authority Battalion Chief Mike White says the home in Cedar Fort was engulfed in flames when his crews arrived to assist the local fire department at about 11:50 p.m. Sunday.

White told The (Provo) Daily Herald the crews were extinguishing the flames when a man renting the home arrived. He says the man apparently wasn’t happy with the job they were doing and “started to get physical with firefighters.”

Utah County sheriff’s deputies arrested him early Monday. His name hasn’t been released.

A neighbor who got involved in the altercation was detained but not arrested.

The home’s a total loss. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldextra.com