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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The cause of a fire that damaged a Fear Factory Haunted House building has been determined, according to the Salt Lake City Fire Department and Fear Factory.

On July 23, 2025, Salt Lake City residents spotted a fire burning near Fear Factory, a haunted attraction on 800 S. The fire was reported by employees on site, and the Salt Lake City Fire Department (SLC Fire) was able to get the flames under control in less than 30 minutes.

According to SLC Fire, the fire was "determined to have been caused by an unattended warming or cooking fire." Fear Factory stated that a homeless encampment on the neighboring Union Pacific property was the source of the unattended fire.

“The fire was unfortunate and we’re

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