SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 21, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — One person is in custody on suspicion of starting a grass fire by the Huntsman Cancer Institute late Monday afternoon, according to Salt Lake City Fire Department.
At approximately 5:30 p.m., SLC firefighters responded to several reports of the grass fire north of the Institute, according to spokesman Jasen Asay. The flames covered a 50-foot by 50-foot area.
Crews quickly extinguished the blaze, Asay said. He said witnesses reported seeing a man start the fire.
The suspect was taken into custody by University of Utah Police.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Gephardt Daily will have more on this developing story as information becomes available.
