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Before Millcreek apartments fire, Salt Lake City had repeatedly neglected its properties in the community, Millcreek mayor says

Salt Lake City’s mayor has ordered a land ‘maintenance audit’ of property it owns inside and outside its own boundaries.

(Millcreek) This field of weeds, which were ignited when mowed, led to a fire on July 25 that destroyed 24 apartment units in Millcreek. The two parcels were owned by Salt Lake City and inspected by a Millcreek code compliance inspector less than a week before they caught fire. In his report, he said he saw "overgrown weed violations" and sent the city a courtesy notice and would reinspect on Aug. 6.