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A fire at an abandoned house closed down several lanes of State Street in Midvale late Monday morning as firefighters fought the blaze.
Unified Fire Authority spokesman Taylor Sandstrom said no one was injured in what fire investigators have deemed an unintentional human-caused fire.
"It's on a lot by itself [with] no buildings surrounding it and a 6-foot chain link fence around it to try to keep people out," he said. "Our investigators felt it was probably started by somebody."
Police diverted traffic on State Street between 7800 S. and 8000 S. between the time of the call at 10:30 a.m. and about noon.
Sandstrom said that because of the extent of the fire, investigators don't believe they'll be able to determine an exact cause.
— Reporter Taylor Anderson contributed to this story.
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