A firefighter was injured and the homeowner displaced following a housefire in a residential neighborhood near South English Station Road.
The fire broke out just before midnight Tuesday at a home in the 14000 block of Harkaway Avenue.
Crews from Anchorage Middletown Fire and EMS arrived five minutes after the dispatch and found a working fire and heavy smoke coming from the front and left side of the home.
After making entry, the crews returned outside as conditions deteriorated.
Despite the challenges presented by frigid temperatures, an icy work scene, and initial fire volume, the fire was contained to the structure of origin, which suffered extensive damage throughout.
The lone occupant, who discovered the fire and called 911, had safely exited the home prior to fire crews’ arrival. It took 38 firefighters and EMS personnel, including Quint 51 from Jeffersontown Fire, over an hour to get the fire under control.
One firefighter sustained a minor ankle injury and was treated and released at the scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Source: WAVE
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