The Kotzebue Police Department is investigating several fires that have burned in the last few weeks.
According to a city press release on Aug.17, Kotzebue Fire Department responded to a shipping container fire early last Friday. The burning container belonging to Kotzebue resident Lance Kramer was located just a few hundred yards from large fuel tanks owned by Crowley Fuels Alaska. Kramer said he believed the fire might have been started intentionally. The cause of the fire is unknown and police are investigating.
According to the release, KFD responded to a second fire on Otter Street on Wednesday around 9 AM. Firefighters extinguished a blaze in an abandoned house. The cause of that fire is also unknown and under investigation.
The Kotzebue Fire Department reported both incidents to the Alaska Department of Public Safety and the state Fire Marshal. KOTZ news department has reached out to both organizations for more information.
Both fires are under investigation, if you have any information regarding the fires, you can call non-emergency dispatch at (907)442-3351.
The City encourages the public to report trespassers to the Kotzebue Police Department.
The City’s press release did not mention a third recent fire involving a parked vehicle, reported by several residents last week.
