LEHI, Utah — More than 24 hours after a massive fire broke out in Lehi, there were still some smoldering hot spots Monday at what was an under-construction apartment complex.

Lehi City officials say they won’t even be able to begin their investigation into what caused the fire until those hotspots are out — and until after large, fire-damaged cranes are carefully dismantled and taken down.

Dave Stevens had a bird's-eye view of one of Lehi’s biggest fires in recent memory .

But on Monday, Stevens admitted that he and several of his neighbors were more focused on church and initially didn’t even notice the blaze.

But he says that changed quickly.

“Somebody got a text that there was a big fire in the area, so then we all left," he said.

It became a mass exodus from the chapel becaus

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