A fire in Chiniak did extensive damage to a home there when a banya burnt down to the ground on Monday near mile 42 of the Chiniak Highway. Alaska State Troopers were notified of the blaze at 11:57 pm. Homeowner Doug Stewart had lit the banya on Monday for a Monday evening steam-bath. He invited […]
Although the cause of the fire in Ketchikan is still under investigation, Alaska State Troopers have located remains within the wreckage that they believe to be 49-year-old Ralph Smith. Smith was reported to have exited his home late on Wednesday afternoon only to tell a family member that the house was on fire. He then […]
Troopers believe that a Ketchikan man perished in a blaze on Blackberry Lane late yesterday afternoon after blockading the road to his home. Troopers received a call reporting a fire and shots fired on Blackberry Lane in Ketchikan at 5:49 pm on Wednesday.The North Tongass Fire Department, Alaska State Troopers and Wildlife Troopers responded to […]
Alaska State Troopers, KESA Fire, Anchor Point Fire, and the Homer Fire Department responded to a blaze on Diamond Ridge Road on Wednesday morning at 9:15 am to find the home engulfed in flames. The 88-year-old owner of the home was rushed to the South Peninsula Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The investigation at […]