Salt Lake City fire crews put out blaze at downtown bar
A fire official said no injuries occurred in the fire and that the cause is under investigation.
(Courtesy of Salt Lake City Fire Department Twitter) A fire broke out at 155 West 200 South at downtown bar Lake Effect on Thursday, October 28, 2021.
Salt Lake City Fire crews responded to a fire at the location of downtown bar Lake Effect on Thursday afternoon.
Salt Lake City Fire Captain Anthony Burton said the fire, located at 155 West and 200 South, started at around 4:30 p.m. and was upgraded quickly from a one-alarm fire to a three-alarm blaze. By about 6 p.m., crews had the fire under control. No injuries were reported.
Burton said the initial report from dispatch was that the fire extended from a cooking area into the walls, but that the cause is still under investigation. The department also brought in extra resources to extinguish the blaze and protect adjacent residential structures, but only the bar itself was evacuated.
“I don’t know the extent of the damage to the bar itself, [but] at this point, they’re not gonna be reopening it at five,” Burton said.
The department is still asking the public to avoid the area and 200 South remains closed.
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