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Grass fire sparked at shooting range in Weber County

Posted at 4:32 PM, Aug 04, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-04 23:00:02-04

WEBER COUNTY, Utah – Crews with The Weber Fire District battled a grass fire Saturday afternoon that appeared to be caused by a bullet ricocheting off a rock.

The fire was sparked at the Avon Gun Range, the Weber Fire District said in a tweet.

Officials with Weber Fire District said the fire was mostly contained as of Saturday evening.

Fire officials said that the fire was, “not malicious or negligent.”