Four people escaped from a mobile home fire early this afternoon.  The four were friends of the tenant living in a mobile home in the Glacier Terrace Mobile Home Park,  when the home caught fire.  Neighbors assisted the four from the home and called 911 to report the fire.  13 units from the Anchorage Fire Department responded and the fire was quickly extinguished.  Three of the four people staying at the trailer were transported to local hospitals for treatment, and the fourth person was treated at the scene.  At least one of the occupants escaped the flames by climbing out of a bedroom window, breaking through the glass. 

The mobile home is considered a total loss, estimated at approximately $30,000.00.  The tenant of the home, who was at work when the fire started, stated that the detectors had not been working. 

The Anchorage Fire Department is continuing to investigate the cause of this fire.  No determination has been made at this time. 

Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are valuable life saving devices that are very low cost.  Alaska State law requires all residential property to have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors supplied by the landlords.  Tenants are required by the same state law to maintain those detectors and alarms.  It is the tenant's responsibility to replace the batteries and notify the landlord if the detectors or alarms are not working.  A simple $10 smoke alarm can make the difference between life and death, injury or safety.