Can a Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Happen in Utah?

Utahns who worry that a fire like the one at the Notre Dame Cathedral could claim a historic religious building here are being told to relax.

Fire officials say renovations to buildings like the Salt Lake Temple and the Salt Lake City Tabernacle have led to the installation of modern equipment such as sprinklers and alarms.

The same is true of the Cathedral of the Madeline in Salt Lake City, which is smaller than Notre Dame but was designed similarly.

A 2011 fire destroyed most of the Provo Tabernacle, and investigators blamed the lack of sprinklers and alarms as a factor in the destruction caused by the fire.