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The Bethel Fire Department refused an interview with KYUK, and the Bethel Police Department did not respond to KYUK’s emails or phone calls requesting comment.
The three people who died in the fire at Bethel’s AVCP Housing townhouses were Elder Sophie Engebreth, 15-year-old Melissa Engebreth, and 13-year-old Brianna Engebreth. Melissa and Brianna were Sophie’s granddaughters by birth and daughters by adoption.
Early on Aug. 12, a fire in Bethel killed three people and burned two units of an affordable housing apartment building. Residents awoke to the smell of smoke.