- Two businesses in Provo caught fire late Monday night near 500 West.
- The fire began at Ford's Meat Locker; the cause remains under investigation.
- No injuries were reported; flames reached 30 feet, affecting Nova Ink too.
PROVO — Two businesses erupted in flames late Monday night near a Provo intersection.
Multiple calls came in about 11:47 p.m. reporting flames at 500 West and 800 North, said Jeanie Atherton, with the Provo Fire Department.
The fire impacted both Nova Ink and Ford's Meat Locker; no injuries were reported, and it is unlikely that anyone was inside the businesses at the time.
Atherton said the fire started in Ford's Meat Locker, but the cause remains unknown, and it will likely take several days or weeks for investigators to reach a full determination.
Video sent by a KSL viewer showed flames towering over the two businesses.
Atherton said at one point, the flames reached about 30 feet in the air, coming from the roof of one of the structures.
The fire caused 800 North to be closed to drivers, as well as parts of 500 West, for a time, according to Atherton.
Brian Carlson, KSLIvan Orellana owns one of the car dealerships located near the back of the buildings that were on fire. He said he was notified of the fire around midnight when his landlord told him something was burning nearby.
"I thought it was a Ford car in our lot," Orellana said. "But then, I live just like one block from (the fire), and I just came right away, and I started seeing the smoke and then the fire came up."
A family member connected to Ford's Meat Locker took to social media expressing the heartbreak and devastation they're dealing with.
"Many have already reached out, so I'm sharing with a heavy heart that my husband's family business, which has been part of their legacy for over 80 years, burned down last night, and it has been a devastating loss. We're heartbroken, but so thankful everyone is safe," Rebecca Ford wrote on Facebook.
This story may be updated.
Brian Carlson, KSL
