Massive Fire at Midtown Apartment Building

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By KTVA CBS 11 News
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Story Created: Jan 3, 2013 at 11:18 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Jan 3, 2013 at 12:35 PM AKDT

ANCHORAGE - An fire was reported at around 8:45 Thursday morning at an apartment complex at 34th Avenue and Eureka. Fire department spokesman Al Tamagni reported no fatalities at a morning press conference, with two people taken to an area hospital. The Municipality of Anchorage and the American Red Cross of Alaska have opened a shelter at the Spenard Recreation Center for those displaced by the fire; for more information on the shelter, call 211.

KTVA had several crews on the scene and will have more information as it comes in. Click the video at left for our initial coverage. Photos below by KTVA's Joshua Borough and Heather Hintze (scroll down).

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