Anchorage

Photos: Alaska Fallen Firefighter Memorial

Former Anchorage Fire Department Chief Craig Goodrich speaks at the Alaska Fallen Firefighter Memorial in Anchorage on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Firefighters and police officers gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bi-Lo Grocery Supermarket fire in Anchorage. Charles "Chuck" Whitethorn, a member of Engine 6, died while fighting the fire. Fire apparatus responding to the Bi-Lo Supermarket fire included six engines, one squad, one aerial ladder truck, one elevating platform, one rescue vehicle and one ambulance. It took the 41 firefighters and 5 chief officers two hours and twenty-two minutes to bring the fire under control.

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