A fire started on the roof of the Applied Technology Building on the Taylorsville campus of Salt Lake Community College on Monday evening shortly after 5 p.m., spewing out giant clouds of smoke.
Firefighters from the United Fire Authority were on the scene within minutes, said Unified’s public information officer Kevin Love, but due to gusty winds and the fact that the building was being renovated, the fire quickly breached every level.
(Photo courtesy of FOX 13 photojournalist Arron Healy) A fire burns Monday, June 22, 2020, at Salt Lake Community College's Taylorsville campus.
The firefighters had to withdraw and fight the blaze from outside “at a protected position,” he said. No firefighters were injured.
Two people were in the printing office at the time of the fire, but they were able to get out in time, SLCC spokesman Joy Tlou said Tuesday.
Both the outside and inside of the building were being renovated “to create some additional lab space for fine arts welding and metal work and HVAC [heating, ventilation, and air conditioning],” Tlou said. “It was scheduled to reopen on Aug. 1.”
However, after the fire, the spokesman said, “the building is a total loss.”
