Firefighters spend hours tackling large overnight structure fire in Provo
PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — A Provo apartment building was heavily damaged after it sparked fire and burned for several hours overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Provo Fire & Rescue Cpt. Sam Armstrong said that the building, located at 900 North 900 East, had been vacant for years and was fenced in to keep people out.
Community members began contacting dispatch at 11:30 p.m. on April 6 to report flames and smoke in the area, one of whom spotted the blaze form atop the Y Mountain just east of Brigham Young University.
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Cpt. Armstrong said that crews were on scene from 11:35 p.m. to 2 a.m. April 7 when they turned the investigation over to the Fire Marshall's Office.
As of Saturday night, neither the cause of the fire nor its origin point had been determined.
No injuries were sustained during firefighter's response to this incident.
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