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Fairbanks firefighters were dispatched to an area off Minnie Street after they got a report of a possible fire around 4:40 a.m. They called for backup when they arrived at a house on the 300 block and saw smoke coming out of the attic.
Firefighters check hoses outside the home off Minnie Street that was heavily damaged by the early morning house fire.
Credit City of Fairbanks
When they entered the burning structure, firefighters found a man who was unresponsive and later identified as Lee Charles Farstad. They brought Farstad outside and administered CPR and other treatment, then took him to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.