No one injured in house fire
January 06, 2005
Thursday
Ketchikan, Alaska - With a steep gravel road making accessibility
difficult, traffic along the North Tongass was blocked Wednesday
as firefighters responded to a house fire at 4742 North Tongass
Highway.
Engines parked along
Tongass Highway Wednesday as firefighter responded to a home
fire. A steep gravel road made accessibility to the home owned
by Dan Michalsen difficult. (The home in this picture is not
the home that experienced the fire.)
Photograph by Jerry Cegelske
The Ketchikan Fire Department received notification of the fire
at 10:09 am Wednesday and the fire was under control by 11:18
am with the area cleared by 2:28 pm. Twenty eight KFD personnel
responded to the fire along with two engines, one ladder truck,
one rescue rig, one tanker, three command vehicles and one ambulance.
The South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department also responded providing
8-10 personnel, one ambulance and snacks and water. The North
Tongass Fire Department provided two tankers and 8-10 personnel.
The cause of the fire is still
under investigation. The home, belonging to Dan Michalsen, is
estimated to have received $100,000 in damages to the building
and its contents. No injuries were report.
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