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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Electrical equipment on the floor of a shoe repair shop started the fire that destroyed seven businesses on Monday, the fire department said.The city fire department has classified the fire as accidental, and Fire Marshal Dan Andrus said there were no fire code violations in the shop, Best Shoe Repair, at 500 East and South Temple.
The fire started on the floor and spread up the wall through several layers of false ceiling, and its intense heat damaged an adjacent apartment building, Andrus said.
Two people were treated for minor injuries and released at the scene. The fire caused $2 million in damage.
The seven businesses will receive city assistance to move, Mayor Rocky Anderson said.
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