4 fires close to downtown Salt Lake Metropolis immediate an arson investigation

SALT LAKE CITY — Hearth investigators are searching for somebody suspected of beginning a number of fires within the downtown space early Tuesday.

The 4 incidents occurred close to downtown Salt Lake Metropolis, alongside 100 South, between 500 East and 700 East. One of many issues that set hearth was Winnie Quilter’s dad’s automobile, a 1982 BMW 320i.

“He at all times stated, subsequent to me, that is his pleasure and pleasure,” Quilter stated. “It was simply sentimental; I used to be possibly going to revive it in the future.”

However her dad’s dream went up in flames about 3 a.m.

“Any person torched the automobile,” Quilter stated. “It was type of nuts as a result of when you take a look at the within of it, it appears to be like prefer it exploded, however the vehicles subsequent to it weren’t broken.”

The automobile was parked within the lot subsequent to her dad’s apartment on 600 East. It’s a complete loss, however different fires broken extra issues.

“A few different fences and properties obtained burned and dumpsters, however nothing else larger than this,” Quilter stated.

The Salt Lake Metropolis Hearth Division is investigating 4 fires, together with two dumpster fires, on 544 East and 700 East, and a fence hearth behind a church close to 630 East. Hearth officers stated they acquired calls concerning the fires inside a 30-minute window. The sequential order of occasions stays below investigation.

“This might at all times be so much worse,” Capt. Brandt Hancuff, spokesman for the Salt Lake Metropolis Hearth Division, stated. “With a fence hearth, you possibly can see the place that may climb up a pole or unfold alongside the fence to constructions which are subsequent to it. That is the place our speedy response was essential.”

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However everyone seems to be grateful nobody was injured.

“It’s a bummer, however you recognize, we have been engaged on this a very long time. It is simply issues,” Quilter stated.

Firefighters are asking anybody with info or doorbell digicam footage to name 801-799-FIRE and ask for the Hearth Prevention Bureau.