Woman Dies in Fire

Early Friday evening, July 24th, 2009 Anchorage Fireman were dispatched to a report of smoke coming from the second floor of a duplex located at 1902 K Street. Nearby neighbors were first to see the smoke and also reported a woman possibly still inside. In all, fifteen fire apparatus responded to the incident.

Fire Companies from the Spenard Station arrived within five minutes and confirmed smoke venting from the second floor. Given the information from by-standers the resident was believed to still be in the structure immediate search and rescue operations were initiated. Fireman found a woman in the living room area within two minutes after entering the structure. The victim was non-responsive and transported by medics to a local hospital where she was later declared deceased. The fire was quickly contained to the living room area.

Fire investigators responded and determined the blaze originated in the area of a couch where the victim was found. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. There were no other casualties and damage estimates were not provided.