Downtown shop owner credits ghosts for saving his building during Main Street fire

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A longtime Main Street business owner believes ghosts protected his store from the fire that tore through part of downtown.

Peter Marshall, owner of Utah Book & Magazine, said his building was left virtually untouched while neighboring restaurants were heavily damaged.

The shop has been a downtown fixture for about 40 years, filled with books, collectibles, and what Marshall claims are real ghosts — some, he believes, are family members who once lived and worked in the area.

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Marshall said those spirits likely helped spare his store during the blaze…

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