Salt Lake City blaze caused $1.5 million in damage

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Firefighters battle a four-alarm fire in Salt Lake City, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Lennie Mahler/The Salt Lake Tribune

Firefighters battle an apartment fire in Salt Lake City, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. The apartment building that was under construction. Agency spokesman Jasen Asay told The Associated Press that the Fire Department did a walkthrough of the building on Saturday. Lennie Mahler/The Salt Lake Tribune

Posted: Monday, February 10, 2014 2:34 pm | Updated: 2:45 pm, Mon Feb 10, 2014.

Salt Lake City blaze caused $1.5 million in damage By Brady McCombs AP Writer SantaFeNewMexican.com |

SALT LAKE CITY A major blaze at a vacant downtown Salt Lake City apartment complex that could be seen for miles and brought onlookers from around the metro area caused at least $1.5 million in damage, fire investigators said Monday.

The cause of the four-alarm Sunday night blaze remained unknown, Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman Jasen Asay said. Investigators cant begin digging through the ashes until inspectors determine if the remaining walls of the 40-foot-tall building are stable. They havent ruled out arson, but Asay says its too early to speculate.

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