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Capital City Fire and Rescue responded to a multi-vehicle fire early Friday morning in the vicinity of the Crow Hill Condominium complex in Douglas.
Fire Marshal Dan Jager said the call came in at about 12:30 a.m. and was described as a vehicle fire.
“When we arrived, we found out it was not just one, but six vehicles,” he said.
The fire had also consumed a carport, Jager said, which was located approximately 20 feet from neighboring buildings.
Four volunteers with CCFR initially responded, including Jager. Later, additional paid staff arrived to assist from the downtown station. He said it took roughly 10-15 minutes to extinguish the blaze after a hookup to water was established.
Jager said all six vehicles were totaled. Roughly $150,000 in damage and loss was incurred as a result of the incident. He said officials were told the vehicles were insured.
While no one was seriously injured, Jager said one male member of the CCFR was sent to Bartlett Regional Hospital after complaining of breathing problems. That individual has since been released.
Jager said several small explosions caused by bursting tires, fuel tanks and breaking glass could be heard during the fire. He said officers with the Juneau Police Department worked to evacuate people in neighboring structures.
As a result, many residents in adjacent units witnessed the event, he said.
“If anyone has information they could share, if they heard or saw anything, or is willing to share photos … Those fire photos would be a great help to finding out how and where the fire started,” Jager said.
The CCFR has teamed up with the JPD to determine the cause of the fire, which is still under investigation. Jager said the departments involved are suspecting foul play.
To submit information regarding this incident log on to the Juneau Police Department's crime line at juneaucrimeline.com or contact the Capital City Fire and Rescue at 586-5322.
Michael Penn / Juneau Empire
Six vehicles burned in a carport at the Crow Hill Condominiums Friday morning.
Fire totals six vehicles near Crow Hill Condominum complex
Damage estimated at $150,000, one fire fighter sent to Bartlett Regional Hospital
Posted: July 1, 2011 - 8:43am
Comments (26)
Add commentSenseless destruction
This type of senseless destruction makes me so mad. Now 6 families have no transportation and this fire could have easily spread to the condominium complex. Get the creeps before they set fire to an apartment building or house next.
I agree
I agree, Irish Eyes. It really is very upsetting.
Confused
I just don't understand how NO ONE in this town has any clue who is doing all this vandalizing, give me a break it's Juneau not New York!
People need to stop protecting the idiots who vandalize and commit hit & runs.
I agree AK Mom. It is going
I agree AK Mom. It is going to take the community to put a stop to this.
This is horrible-but luckily
This is horrible-but luckily not as horrible as it COULD have been. What the hell is wrong with people these days??
Ak Mom and fireguy....what we all can do
AK Mom - I agree with you. Fireguy - you touched on the solution, in my opinion. When I was a kid, I lived at the top of main street. We knew all the families in a 3 block radius.
It seems now more and more people don't get to know their neighbors as much. Do you know the family across the street? At the end of the block? Everyone on the culdesac?
Get to know your neighbors. Have a block party. It might seem odd at first, but it will be worth it. The more of a "community" neighborhoods are, the less likely these kind of things are to happen.
And, you might find out that the guy two doors down who annoys you by working on his car at night is really a nice guy, and if you get to know each other, little things like noise issues are usually more easily solved before they grow into bigger problems.
I could not have said it
I could not have said it better than Swimmergirl. Very few people set out to tick off their neighbors.
JPD Survey
Starting tomorrow JPD is doing a survey and wants to know what the citizens of Juneau think.
http://www.juneaupolice.com/PSA-template.php?UID=1191
what is going on?!
I remember back in the day when stuff like this didnt happen in Juneau. It's quite depressing to say the least. Whoever did this- Leave, you're not welcome here.
It wouldn't surprise me if...
one of the neighbors of the condo did it. There are no laws in Alaska for Condo owners, and as a result the police can't do anything either (I used to live in a condo). I suspect this type of thing is going to get worse if the Law doesn't start forming for Condo Associations.
Just curious...
Why is everyone assuming this was the work of an arsonist? The article doesn't say one way or another, and the Fire Department is investigating to figure out how the fire started. Until the facts are in, isn't it just as likely that this could've been an accident? Why assume the worst?
Good thing nobody was hurt...
Can you imagine? One lightning strike and poof! This has to be one of the biggest freak accidents, don't you think? I mean what are the odds!? One car ignites, then another and another!! Six cars all spontaneously burn to the ground, that's got to be a record or something. I'm sure the JPD will get to the bottom of this, just you wait. ...any time now, ...wait for it........
Could have been from an
Could have been from an un-extinguished cigarette too.
Either way
Dont fret guys, everyone that has insurance here will get paid... They are out of vehicle for now, but they'll come out on top...
W
Has to be George Bushes fault
We all pay for it with higher
We all pay for it with higher insurance prices.
Put up a reward
and that might help get this thing off dead center.
Hit and Run
Did they ever catch the person who did that hit and run by walmart?
History is repeating
Although bradjohnson21 states that he can remember when this sort of thing didn't happen in Juneau, it has. Just ask some of those who have been round J town for 50 years or so.
Head on up to the library and have a browse in the old newspapers.
And remember, those who study human behavior will tell you that the instigator of the blaze is likely to be lurking in the shadows, or standing with the crowd.
Alaskan Style
Arson was suspected right off the bat, an accelrant was used. Flames were 25 feet high. A cigarette does not do that. Get your facts straight before posting non-sense. Nice try. Let's pin something else on smoking. Or maybe blame Bush?
ddtjman
dam dude, i didn't say it was a cigarette, i said it COULD HAVE BEEN, do you have a guilty conscience from your habit ?
have another smoke and calm down, also there is no need to bring in Bush good grief man.
AlaskanStyle, ddtjman
Actually, a cigarette wouldn't have done this type of damage as quick as it did. The facts surrounding this situation indicate arson... and since this article, it has determined arson.
Alaskan Style
I would have 'another cigarette' IF I SMOKED. There are people in this forum that can attest that I am a non-smoker. To feel guilty about a habit, one would have to possess that particular habit, which again, I do not. And while I am a non-smoker, I think anti-smoking activists are taking their desires to tell people how to live their lives a little too far. Nowadays, everything is blamed on smoking. It's too easy and convenient.
And the Bush joke was thrown out there because idiot Dems are still blaming Bush for things this clown of a President we have in now is doing. Why not blame him for the Crow Hill fire while they are at it?
smoking
I have to agree with you, ddtjman. Too many things are being blamed on smoking these days. While it is a nasty habit, it has been blown way out of proportion.
Next thing you know, activists will have the history books revised to blame smoking for the holocaust.
quit fkng crying about it
quit fkng crying about it already jesus lol
now hurry up and get the last word in on this post too.
AlaskanStyle
Who are you directing this to?