A massive fire was reported near 369 South Orange Street in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday. A KUTV 2News reporter noted that the blaze was at a ‘large warehouse housing electronic and old solar panel recycling’.
Metech Recycling’s warehouse is located at that location and the company specializes in ‘R2v3 certified electronics & solar panel recycling, IT asset management, and data destruction services,’ as per their site. The reporter also noted later that the blaze was at Metech Recycling.
“Fire crews are responding to a fire near 369 South Orange Street in Salt Lake City. This appears to be a large warehouse housing electronic and old solar panel recycling,” she wrote, sharing photos from the incident.
A video was shared as well and sirens could be heard amid efforts to control the blaze. A massive pillar of black smoke could be seen rising to the sky.
Salt Lake City Fire Department issued a statement that said “Fire crews on scene in the area of 369 South Orange Street. Significant smoke in the area. Avoid if possible due to traffic congestion. PIO en route. Incident updates will follow in this thread.” They added “PIO and media staging is located at 1850 W on 400 south.” A cause for the blaze is not immediately known. There have been no updates on injuries due to the fire at Salt Lake City.
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Meanwhile, others shared more photos and videos from the incident.
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A KUTV meteorologist also shared a video and wrote “A large fire is burning in a commercial area near 369 S. Orange Street in Salt Lake City, sending a massive plume of smoke high into the sky that’s visible across much of the valley.”
Another KUTV reporter added “Got a pretty good look at firefighters working on the fire on Orange St. Can’t see exactly what’s on fire, but it’s definitely causing a significant amount of smoke.”
A local scanner page also shared a clip of the fire.
“A second alarm has been activated. It appears to be some pallets and boxes on fire unknown if it has spread to any commercial buildings in the area standby for update updates,” it noted, though there was no official confirmation from authorities.
A traffic update from UDOT read “Fire Affecting Roadway SB Redwood Rd at MP 59 Salt Lake Co. No Lanes Blocked.”
