Wrecking Ball Finishes Off Ogden Building Gutted by Fire

Wrecking Ball Finishes Off Ogden Building Gutted by Fire


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Marc Giauque reportingA wrecking ball reduced to rubble today what was left of a historic Ogden building. The demolition comes after a suspicious fire gutted the Shupe-Williams Candy Company building.

Wrecking Ball Finishes Off Ogden Building Gutted by Fire
Photo: Marc Giauque KSL Newsradio

Some life-long Ogden residents who remember the building in its hey-day came to watch.

"It was just always there. And now, to see this, it just makes you want to cry," One said.

"This building has been a familiar sight all my life. It's just sad to see it go like this," said another.

Floors on the century-old building were supported by large timbers, the fire leaving only a shell of bricks.

Wrecking Ball Finishes Off Ogden Building Gutted by Fire
Photo: Marc Giauque KSL Newsradio

Investigators are following some leads, though the fire has not officially been called an arson. Police say there was a burglar alarm just 40 minutes before the fire started.

The building was set to house a museum.

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