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Oily rags to blame for fire in west Salt Lake

Investigators say a spontaneous combustion was caused by oily rags stores in bins. No injuries were reported, but the damage at WhiteWave Foods, 1658 South 4370 West, is estimated to be between $80,000 and $100,000.

According to FOX 13, firefighters had the fire under control within about 30 minutes of arriving just after 1 a.m.

Video footage as crews first arrived at this morning’s fire: pic.twitter.com/JV3YF7swAU

— Salt Lake City Fire Department (@slcfire) August 4, 2019