Overview
- Crews responded just after 4 a.m. to a commercial honey facility near 7500 N 6500 W in American Fork, Utah County.
- Multiple departments, including Lone Peak and Pleasant Grove, assisted and kept the blaze confined to the initial building.
- Several firefighters were stung by bees from hives surrounding the site during suppression efforts.
- Two firefighters sustained minor, non-bee-related injuries and continued working at the scene.
- Officials reported most nearby beehives appeared intact, the bees' condition was unclear, and crews remained on site into the afternoon as the State Fire Marshal's Office opened a cause investigation.