SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A blaze that started in a restaurant kitchen injured three firefighters and scorched century-old buildings in Salt Lake City’s nightlife hub, officials said Tuesday.

Firefighters were dispatched to a cooking fire at the London Belle Supper Club on Monday night and found smoke and flames in the kitchen area, Salt Lake City Fire Chief Karl Lieb said at a news conference. The intense heat created a challenging environment, and because it was unsafe to keep firefighters inside or on the roof, where they normally start their attack, he said they fought the fire with aerial devices.

“The firefighters did a tremendous job fighting this fire, particularly given the speed at which it spread, the fuel that was available to it and the intensity,” Lieb said.

One of the injured

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