ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage-area fire officials say a firefighter got medical attention and a family of four was driven from their home after fire crews battled a blaze in a three-story house in the Eagle River area.
Capt. Steve Kostlin of Station 11 in Eagle River says firefighters fought the blaze from inside at first but the structure’s instability sent them back outside. He says a firefighter fell from the first floor into the basement but was able to crawl out of a window. Kostlin says the man didn’t appear to be injured but was taken to a medical facility to be checked out.
Residents were not home when the fire started. It was under control by Wednesday evening.
The cause was under investigation.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (The Anchorage Daily News) - A family of four were left homeless and a firefighter needed medical attention after a fire in the South Fork area of Eagle River on Wednesday, officials said.
The 911 call came in around 4:10 p.m. from a neighbor reporting smoke and flames shooting out of the wood-sided home at 6961 Waterfall Drive off of Hiland Drive, said Al Tamagni, fire department spokesman.
Capt. Steve Kostlin of Station 11 in Eagle River said the fire started in "what looked like an atrium" on the left side of the three-story home. Twenty-one units from the Anchorage Fire Department and Chugiak Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded.
Firefighters initially fought the blaze from inside the home, but an unstable structure sent them back outside. A firefighter fell from first floor into the basement was able to crawl out of a window. He was taken to a medical facility, Kostlin said.
"He doesn't appear to be injured at this point, but he will be checked out," Kostlin said.
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