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East Anchorage Fire Displaces Family
Shortly after 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 29, AFD Communications received a 911 call from the residents 510 Peppertree Loop reporting a structure fire. Twelve units from the Anchorage Fire Department were immediately dispatched to the two-story, single family home. Engine 6 was first to arrive and called a working fire while directing incoming apparatus from Stations 3 and 14 to establish a water supply and pull fire lines. The fire was burning in a second story bedroom and venting through a window to the attic of the home. Thermal imaging cameras from Truck 3 and Engine 6 assisted in locating hot spots in the attic and eaves. While smoke damage was present throughout the home; fire damage was limited to the room of origin and adjacent attic and roof areas. The fire was called under control within 30 minutes.
There were three residents home at the time of the fire. They noticed a slight smell of smoke just prior to smoke alarms sounding. The working smoke detectors hard wired into the electrical system of the home resulted in the immediate and safe evacuation of the residents. Damage is estimated at $100,000. The fire originated in a bedroom on the second floor of the home; the cause is currently under investigation.
Contact Jennifer Klugh Collins for more information at 317-9929.
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