Provo woman rescued from explosion in serious condition

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Authorities gather outside a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah after it exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

A Provo Fire and Rescue firefighter removes a stuffed dinosaur as they sift through the rubble of a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah after it exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

With the wall of his neighbor's house resting on his car, Mike Christensen, assesses the damage after his next door neighbor's house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Bethany Christensen holds up police tape as her husband, Mike Christensen, backs up one of their cars after their next door neighbor's house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Neighbors stand outside police lines after a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Provo Fire and Rescue firefighters sift through the rubble of a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah after it exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Police tape surrounds a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah after it exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

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Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Authorities gather outside a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah after it exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A Provo Fire and Rescue firefighter removes a stuffed dinosaur as they sift through the rubble of a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah after it exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune With the wall of his neighbor's house resting on his car, Mike Christensen, assesses the damage after his next door neighbor's house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Bethany Christensen holds up police tape as her husband, Mike Christensen, backs up one of their cars after their next door neighbor's house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Neighbors stand outside police lines after a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Provo Fire and Rescue firefighters sift through the rubble of a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah after it exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Police tape surrounds a house at 1214 E. 520 South in Provo, Utah after it exploded and burned Sunday, March 16, 2014. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Questar Gas and Provo Fire Dept. investigate house scene at 1214 East 520 South in Provo that blew up and burned Sunday March 16. Glenda Wyatt and her dog were pulled from the rubble by neighbors. She is in serious condition.

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

· March 17, 2014 2:15 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2014, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

A Provo woman was in serious condition Monday, the day after her home was demolished in an explosion of still-undetermined cause.

Provo Fire Capt. Dean York said the victim was being interviewed by fire investigators Monday is their effort to determine what led to the blast that blew off the roof and collapsed the walls of a house at 1214 E. 520 South about 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

The woman, identified as Glenda Wyatt, 54, was in her kitchen at the moment her home blew up around her.

Neighbors who saw the explosion rushed to the scene and pulled her and her pet dog alive from the rubble. No one else was in the home at the time.

The woman suffered burns to her arms and face, but was conscious and alert when emergency crews arrived and rushed her to The Intermountain Burn Center in Salt Lake City; she was expected to recover.

The blast left the ruins aflame. It took firefighters more than an hour to extinguish the blaze.

While the cause of the explosion remained under investigation Monday, York said the woman had indicated she had been having unspecified trouble with her gas-burning oven lately.

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