PROVO, Utah, Feb. 8, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — Provo’s State Street was closed early Saturday morning because of a massive fire that fully engulfed and destroyed three Provo buildings under construction.
The fire was reported at 2:58 a.m. Fire crews responded to the area of 1620 S. State St.
“First arriving unit found one four story apartment building under construction fully engulfed in flames,” Jeanie Atherton, Provo Fire & Rescue Fire Captain and Deputy Fire Marshal, said in a message to Gephardt Daily.
“Fire spread to two more units. We were able to contain the fire before it spread to the fourth unit. We had a second alarm response meaning all units from Provo City responded as well as units from Springville and Mapleton. There were no injuries reported and the fire is currently under investigation.”
Fire crews battled the blaze for about four hours before knocking it down.
“The fire has caused power outages throughout the city,” a social media post from Provo Police said.
Provo City Power responded to the scene.
“Crews have line trucks up and in place holding up one of the two burnt poles,” an agency post said.
“Power has been isolated, there are about 20 customers still out of power. Crews are working on two poles that were on fire. Emergency crews and line crews responding to large fire at 1422 E. 1640 South (apartment building),” said an agency post issued at 4:23 a.m. “Several poles and lines are down causing a large outage.”
An 8:14 a.m. police update said State Street had been reopened.
Gephardt Daily will have more information as updates are available.
