Sugar House fire: Crews to demolish building destroyed in overnight blaze. Officials advised people to avoid the area.
Police soon came to her door, ordering Lee and others on her floor to evacuate, she said. By about 12:50 a.m., she was outside and OK, but noted that embers could be seen falling in the area “even a few blocks away.”
Residents of those buildings should meet with their property managers or surrounding SLCPD officers if they need to retrieve personal belongings, officials said. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall talks with Salt Lake City Fire Department Chief Karl Lieb after a four-alarm fire in a new construction of apartment residences in Sugar House, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.
If community members find debris on their property, they should wear an N95 or better quality mask and gloves to dispose of it, fire officials advised, or sweep it up, Lieb said. Debris and ash should be soaked with water to ensure it does not pose further fire risk before it is thrown away.