2 dead in East Anchorage house fire

The Anchorage Fire Department successful downtown Anchorage. (Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media)

Two group died Sunday day successful a occurrence that destroyed a location successful Anchorage’s Russian Jack area, according to firefighters.

In a Monday statement, nan Anchorage Fire Department said crews responded astatine astir 2:35 p.m. Sunday to nan blaze connected nan 2600 artifact of Easthaven Circle, disconnected Wesleyan Drive adjacent East Northern Lights Boulevard. Two bodies were recovered wrong nan home.

According to nan department, 1 firefighter was treated astatine a section infirmary and released for a insignificant injury. At slightest 1 resident of nan location was displaced by nan occurrence and referred to nan Red Cross of Alaska for assistance.

The origin of nan occurrence remains nether investigation.