One person is dead after a fatal fire in a mobile home in South Anchorage this Wednesday morning.
Anchorage Fire Department officials say they received a report of the fire at around 5 a.m. at the Dimond Estates trailer court. When firefighters arrived, they reported half of a mobile home was covered in flames and smoke.
Officials say one person was found dead in the trailer. The victim’s name has not yet been publicly released. The origin of the blaze is currently under investigation by the fire department, and Anchorage police have also been notified of the fatality.
Fire department officials released few details about the incident Wednesday afternoon, beyond noting it was currently unknown if there was a functioning smoke alarm in the home.
This is the third fatal fire in Anchorage this year.
