2 people injured as fire spreads to 2 Salt Lake City homes

SALT LAKE CITY — Two people were injured after a house fire spread to a second Salt Lake home Friday morning.

Crews responded to the homes near 915 W. 500 South about 3:30 a.m. as plumes of smoke were visible from different parts of the city.

"This fire did spread pretty quickly to that other house," said Capt. Andrew Wilcox, with the Salt Lake City Fire Department. "Our crews were able to do a really good job of getting that isolated to those two structures there."

The owners of the homes told KSL-TV three people were inside the first home when it caught fire.

Two people were treated on scene for smoke inhalation before first responders took them to LDS Hospital in stable condition. One of them was released but then readmitted, and the other was transferred to a different hospital for medical treatment unrelated to the fire.

Two residents of the other home were able to make it out before the fire spread.

One of the family's cats was found dead and three other cats are still missing.

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It took crews several hours to fully extinguish the fire. Wilcox said the flames had spread to different, tough-to-reach parts of the homes, including one of the attics. At one point, almost 45 personnel were on scene to battle the fire.

Wilcox said investigators believe the fire started on the exterior of one of the homes. Most of the damage is toward the back of the home, but it was unclear Friday how much damage was caused.

The exact cause of the fire is still being investigated, but arson is not suspected.

Contributing: Brianna Chavez

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