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Photos: Christmas Eve apartment fires in Anchorage

Two Christmas Eve fires in Anchorage left residents displaced and at least one person injured.

The first was reported at 2:54 a.m. Thursday at an apartment building on Lunar Drive in East Anchorage, Anchorage Fire Chief Denis LeBlanc said.

According to LeBlanc, the blaze was likely caused by a fireplace fire that flickered back to life after being put out for the night.

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