- The Midvale apartment fire displaced residents from 220 units with no return timeline.
- Mayor Gettel emphasized safety as a priority while tenants await access to belongings.
- Community aid includes temporary housing and donations; many tenants lacked adequate insurance coverage.
MIDVALE — As anxious tenants of a burned apartment complex wait to get back inside to try to salvage their belongings, the city said there’s currently no timeline for that to happen.
North Union Apartments, located at 942 N. Union Ave., caught fire Friday morning and burned for more than 24 hours. Residents in all 220 occupied units were displaced.
“Based on our conversations with (Unified Fire Authority) and the property management group, everyone’s top priorities are the safety and security of residents and the property,” Midvale Mayor Dustin Gettel told KSL on Monday afternoon following a meeting. “They are both working diligently to determine when tenants can safely access their units to retrieve critical personal items.”…