The investigation into the death of a Chefornak priest, 72-year-old Theodore Kestler, who was found deceased in the rectory fire in that community has been concluded. It was determined that Kestler died prior to the fire and that the fire was caused by candles that were lit in the residence. It was determined that Kestler […]
A 72-year-old Jesuit priest in Chefornak was the likely victim of a morning fire in that village on Wednesday, troopers report. Positive identification has yet to be made by the State Medical Examiner’s office in Anchorage. Witnesses report that a fire broke out in the Church Rectory on Wednesday morning, and despite efforts to reach […]
A fire caused by a campfire was reported near White Mountain in northwestern Alaska on Thursday evening, the fire consumed a cabin and about 15 acres of the surrounding area were burned before the blaze could be brought under control. Troopers received a report of the fire, eight miles upriver from White Mountain at 8:30 […]
The cockpit voice recorder recovered from EgyptAir MS804, the commercial flight that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on May 19th indicates that the crew was attempting to put out a fire aboard the aircraft just prior to it going down, sources are reporting. Together with the flight data recorder, it shows that a possible fire […]