Salt Lake Tribune
Fire forces evacuation of insulation factory
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About 40 employees were evacuated from the Owens Corning insulation factory Wednesday morning when a furnace stack caught on fire. Crews were called to the factory near 4400 West and 800 South about 9:45 a.m., said Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman Dennis McKone. It took about 15 minutes to get the fire, which was fed by silt and debris inside the stack, under control. No injuries were reported, McKone said.
Blaze destroys greenhouse in Draper
Welders using a plasma torch ignited a field in Draper near 12300 South and 300 East Wednesday. The flames from the tall grass spread to an old greenhouse that was part of a nursery that had operated on the corner for many years, said Unified Fire Authority Capt. Gaylord Scott. Fire crews had the blaze under control within 15 minutes. The greenhouse, which had been slated for destruction, was a total loss, Scott said.
Roy man accused of soliciting sex with girl
A Roy man was charged Monday with offering an undercover officer in Colorado $2,000 to have sex with her 8-year-old daughter, a Colorado newspaper reported. Larry Merrill, 58, faces three felony charges: attempted sexual assault on a child, soliciting for child prostitution and enticement of a child, according to the Ca–on City Daily Record. On Feb. 2, the Roy man allegedly contacted an undercover officer posing as a single mother online. During four months of e-mails, the man reportedly offered the officer $2,000 to let him come to Ca–on City to have sex with her daughter, the newspaper reported.
Three crash victims flown to hospitals
Three people were flown to Salt Lake City hospitals Wednesday afternoon after two cars collided head-on in Taylorsville. None of the injuries was life threatening, said Taylorsville police officer Mike Kimball. A car southbound on 4015 West drifted into oncoming traffic for an unknown reason about 3:30 p.m. near 5800 South. The car struck a northbound vehicle head-on, Kimball said. The 16-year-old driver of the northbound car and a 2-year-old boy in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and were flown to separate hospitals. Another passenger in the car was taken to the hospital but was stable Wednesday evening. The 75-year-old driver of the southbound car was flown to the hospital, where he, too, was stable Wednesday. Everyone was wearing a seat belt, but the 2-year-old was not in a child safety seat, Kimball said.