A newly released report estimates the October fire in an unfinished Sugar House apartment building caused about $59M in damage. But what started the fire is less clear.
The sprinkler fitter had started his day in the parking garage of the planned Residences at Sugar Alley development, where he could catch an occasional breeze of the cool October air.
Several of the 105 people working to build the residential and retail complex that day had complained about the heat, according to the new report, and some were even placing gypsum board in front of doorways to try and block it from emanating into the units they were working in. The project was poised to become an eight-story residential and commercial property located at 2188 S. Highland Drive, in the heart of Sugar House’s main business district. Plans called for 186 new apartments and several large, ground-floor spaces devoted to retail at the U-shaped building, as well as a publicly accessible atrium. Completion was expected early this year.Oct.
This fire in particular was especially difficult to investigate, he noted. It sparked in the massive building’s northwest corner, between the sixth and eighth floors, and spread throughout most of the under-construction development, eventually causing the structure to collapse, though it The remnants of the Residences at Sugar Alley development in Sugar House, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.
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