Utah Businesses Destroyed In Fire; 55 Firefighters Battle Intense Blaze

HYRUM, Utah (AP) _ Fire of undetermined cause destroyed an old industrial building housing two businesses Thursday.

The blaze in what once was a turkey barn was fought by 55 firefighters from six departments.

Cache County Fire Chief Kelly Pitcher said the building, which did not have sprinklers, was a total loss.

It contained roller-coaster cars made by Spectrum Manufacturing and insulation and recycled paper stored by Mountain Fiber. There was no immediate monetary estimate of the damage.

The fire broke out about 3:30 p.m. No employees were in the building and no injuries were reported.