VIDEO: Fire crews responding to a report of a fire at the back of a home instead found several improvised structures ablaze in Salt Lake City Wednesday night.
Capt. Charlie Halvorsen of the Salt Lake City Fire Department said the fire broke out shortly after 11 p.m. near 300 South Emery Street.
A caller reported flames at the back of the home to dispatch, but crews found the home itself was not burned at all.
"We arrived and found that there was an exterior fire," Halvorsen said. "No home involvement, at least residential structures, but it turns out that it was some squatters on the property."
Halvorsen said the health department visited in January and tagged multiple areas on the property "closed for occupancy".
"They’ve already been run off," he said.