KEARNS — Several homes were evacuated in Kearns early Thursday after police said there was an explosion threat stemming from an overnight domestic violence situation.

According to Sgt. Aymee Race with the Unified Police Department, at approximately 2 a.m., a caller reported a person had returned to a home near the area of 4500 West and 5100 South, where they were prohibited from going by a protective order.

Race said the home belonged to the person, but they were not allowed in the residence. She couldn’t give further details about the court order to protect the victim in the case.

When KSL TV arrived at the scene, police said nobody was inside the home with the person, but they were making threats that officers found concerning to the public. Race said the threats could have caused an

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