Fire in Garage Attached to Home Daycare

Contact Tom Kempton 317-7233

4-11-2007

At 9:36 AM today numerous 911 callers reported a garage fully involved in flames attached to a home daycare.  Firefighters were on location from the Huffman Road Fire Station within 6 minutes and reported a garage fully involved with flames coming from inside.

Firefighters quickly made sure that all occupants were out of the structure and knocked the fire down preventing damage to the living area of the home located at 13115 Stephenson Street in South Anchorage.   The adults operating the daycare had evacuated the 7 children in the daycare to a neighbor’s house without any injuries.  This is reportedly a licensed daycare operation that meets all the fire and occupancy requirements.

Fire investigators believe that the fire originated in the garage between 2 freezers.  They are continuing to investigate the cause as an accidental fire from a mechanical cause.

Firefighters knocked the fire down very quickly preventing any smoke or flame damage to the interior of the home.  A monetary damage estimate is not available at this time. The homeowners insurance company will be working with Anchorage Fire Department Investigators to determine a definite cause.