Fire heavily damages Salt Lake City apartment building

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Smoke billows out of an apartment building as Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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A temperatures climb above 100 degrees, a Salt Lake City firefighter tries to stay cool by dumping water on his head as he works to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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People gather to watch as Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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(left) Jarick Hester and Kristi Stovall watch as Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire in their apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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A third-floor apartment caught fire at City Park Apartments, 756 N. 900 West in Salt Lake City on Sunday.

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As temperatures climb above 100 degrees, Salt Lake City firefighters cool down in the shade while working to put out a fire at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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Salt Lake City firefighters works to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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Salt Lake City firefighters works to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

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Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Smoke billows out of an apartment building as Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune A temperatures climb above 100 degrees, a Salt Lake City firefighter tries to stay cool by dumping water on his head as he works to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune People gather to watch as Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Jarick Hester and Kristi Stovall watch as Salt Lake City firefighters work to put out a fire in their apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013. Janelle Stecklein | The Salt Lake Tribune A third-floor apartment caught fire at City Park Apartments, 756 N. 900 West in Salt Lake City on Sunday. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune As temperatures climb above 100 degrees, Salt Lake City firefighters cool down in the shade while working to put out a fire at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City firefighters works to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City firefighters works to put out a fire in an apartment building at the Park City Apartments off of 900 West in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2013.

By Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

· July 1, 2013 6:47 am

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

A second-floor apartment fire quickly spread beyond its walls, damaged several units in Salt Lake City and displaced almost 50 people on Sunday.

About 2 p.m. a fire broke out in the middle unit at City Park Apartments, 756 N. 900 West, then moved up walls to the third floor and attic, said Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman Jasen Asay.

No one was injured, and the cause is still under investigation.

The building had smoke detectors but no sprinklers, Asay said. It took firefighters until 3:10 p.m. to control the fire and put out hot spots.

The record heat helped the fire spread and affected the nearly 50 firefighters who responded to the three-alarm blaze.

Since the utilities are now shut off to the building, none of the residents were able to stay in the building Sunday night. Red Cross was on scene to help them find a place to stay.