A Cottonwood Heights man was charged with arson after his wallet was found near the site of a fire at Tony’s Bar in South Salt Lake.
The manager of the bar spotted the fire on the roof and east side of the building about 2:30 a.m. April 23, police wrote in charges filed Tuesday. After the manager put out the fire with a garden hose, he and the firefighters found a man’s wallet near the scene. The man had been kicked out of the bar a week earlier for fighting, police wrote. Inside the wallet was a receipt for cigarettes and a lighter bought 15 minutes before the manager saw the fire.
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The manager said he saw the man’s car circling the block about the time of the fire. The man, 41, was charged with first-degree felony aggravated arson.
Erin Alberty
Waterline ‘explosion’ knocks man out
A worker was temporarily knocked unconscious Friday morning in Salt Lake City when a waterline broke while the man was working in a 10-foot-deep hole.
The accident, initially described as a waterline “explosion,” occurred at about 10:20 a.m. near 3900 West and 700 South.
The force of the water threw the man against the side of the hole, knocking him unconscious, fire officials said.
The hole started filling with water, but people who were nearby pulled the man out. He regained consciousness and declined medical attention.
Information on the man’s age and who he was working for was not immediately available.
