5/5/22 FFD Press Release - Structure Fire

FROM: Teal Soden, City Communications Director
DATE: May 5, 2022
SUBJECT: Structure Fire – 505 Second Street
For Immediate Release - Fairbanks, AK:

On May 5, 2022, just after midnight, Fairbanks Emergency Communication Center received a report of a structure fire at 505 Second Street from a 911 caller. Fairbanks Fire Department (FFD) was dispatched and arrived on scene to find a multi-story structure fully involved in fire. Mutual aid agencies including University Fire and Ft. Wainwright Fire Department responded. Fairbanks Police also responded to help control the scene.

Firefighters were able to knock down the fire within 30 minutes. The structure, which had been under construction, suffered significant damage. An adjacent building, also under construction, suffered moderate fire damage due to its proximity to the main fire.

No injuries were reported.

An investigation into the cause of this fire is being conducted, and anyone with information should contact FFD Deputy Fire Marshal Moira Townsend at 907-450-6614 or mtownsend@fairbanks.us.

Thank you, University Fire Department, Ft. Wainwright Fire Department, Fairbanks Emergency Communication Center, and Fairbanks Police Department for assistance during this incident.

MEDIA CONTACT: Teal Soden, Communications Director, 907-459-6793, tsoden@fairbanks.us