An unoccupied building in Midtown Anchorage was destroyed Friday in an early morning fire, marking at least the third time an unoccupied commercial building has burned this year.
When the Anchorage Fire Department was called to 202 Fireweed Lane just after 4:30 a.m., firefighters initially thought the flames were coming from a larger building to the west because the wind was blowing the smoke across the road, Senior Capt. Paul Urbano said.
The fire actually originated in a small, abandoned 30-by-30-foot commercial building that Urbano said was likely once a restaurant, based on its ventilation shafts. The fire department hadn’t been able to get in touch with the property owner, he said.
Anchorage property records list the small building as a warehouse.