KETCHIKAN — Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that caused significant fire and smoke damage to a Ketchikan home.
The Ketchikan Daily News that firefighters from the North Tongass Volunteer Fire Department, the City of Ketchikan and South Tongass knocked down the fire on Sunday.
North Tongass Fire Chief Jerry Kiffer says no one was injured in the blaze and the top floor of the two-story building was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
Downstairs renter David Schwehm says he and another roommate cleared the house and called 911 after hearing suspicious noises upstairs.
The house suffered significant fire and smoke damage to the top floor and water damage to the bottom floor.
Kiffer said the fire was reported as a chimney fire, but the exact cause is under investigation.
