Construction site catches fire at Point of the Mountain near Lehi

SALT LAKE CITY – Smoke and flames were seen in Lehi near Interstate 15 at the Point of the Mountain Sunday morning.

Lehi City Fire Chief Jeremy Craft said the fire was called in by a security guard at a construction site near Flight Park Road in the Traverse Mountain area at approximately 10:17 a.m. He noted the construction project had 24-hour security.

Craft said 28 fire units, comprised of 100-120 firefighters from departments from Draper to Orem, responded to battle the fire.

When firefighters arrived, the four-story apartment building under construction was “fully engulfed in flames,” Lehi City said in a release. An adjacent one-story building was also engulfed.

Firefighters reportedly found that several other buildings were involved due to the wind, which had helped the fire jump