Firefighters arrive on scene as flames leap out of the roof of the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — A vacant fast-food restaurant in Salt Lake City was destroyed by a fire Thursday morning
Firefighters were called about 11:40 a.m. to the old Sconecutter, 2040 S. State, after a passerby saw smoke. By the time crews arrived, the building was fully involved, said Salt Lake Fire Capt. Anthony Burton.
The fire was fought defensively, he said, meaning firefighters did not enter the structure. As of noon the building had partially collapsed.
Burton said all of the utilities in the building had been turned off for some time.
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A cause of the fire was still under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Flames lick at a "Hot Scones" sign at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Southbound lanes on State Street are closed as firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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A firefighter climbs down a ladder after a portion of the roof of the old Sonecutter started to collapse while he was cutting a hole in the side of the vacant building at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Flames begin to lick up the side of the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City before firefighters arrived on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Flames shoot through the roof of the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Smoke billows from the old Sconecutter at 2040 S. State in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The blaze destroyed the vacant restaurant. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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