Intense fire in Ogden rail yard sends clouds of black smoke into the air

OGDEN — A dramatic fire in an Ogden rail yard on Tuesday sent thick black smoke into the air and prompted a strong response from firefighters.

While highly visible and intense at times, though, the blaze was in a remote area and posed no threat to the community, the Ogden Fire Department said in a statement after getting it under control. “Crews quickly surrounded the fire and successfully prevented it from spreading into the wooded river bottoms. There were no injuries,” the fire department said.

The call for the fire came in around noon on Tuesday, and the blaze consumed plastic construction pipe in the rail yard north of the 31st Street overpass. Officials didn’t report a cause, and the fire remains under investigation.

Crews from three agencies assisted Ogden firefighters. “Multiple