fire firegeezer on 24 Jan 2008 09:16 am
Salt Lake Contains Downtown Fire
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FIREFIGHTERS WERE KEPT busy all last night containing a major building fire in the heart of downtown.
Shortly before 9 pm a passerby saw a flickering light inside and patrons in a neighboring restaurant smelled the smoke and voluntarily vacated the building.
The FD initiated an interior attack but had to move outside as the fire grew and the building stability became uncertain. Shortly after there was a partial collapse inside the structure.
The currently-vacant building had last been used as a music hall but has been shuttered for several years. KUTV reports that the owner did not carry insurance because of the high expense of insuring vacant buildings. He estimates his loss at $5 million.
KUTV Ch. 2 has the STORY.
The Deseret Morning News has MORE.
KSTU has raw VIDEO.

