Early Morning Fire Causes
Death & Injury
by Dick Kauffman
May 16, 2002
Thursday - 9:20 pm
Ketchikan - An early morning fire
in a lower-level rental apartment in Ketchikan has tragically
caused the death of one man and injury to another.
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Digital photo by Margaret Cloud
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A Ketchikan Fire Department
staff person stated in a telephone interview this afternoon that
Aaron Boyd lost his life in the early morning fire and that Eric
Packard was injured. Packard was transported to Ketchikan General
Hospital. The ages of Boyd and Packard were not available.
The Ketchikan Fire Department
received the first call notifying them of the fire at 2:27 am
Thursday morning and responded to the scene.
The fire was located at 1305
Water Street and reported to have started in the living room
area of the lower-level rental apartment. The cause of the fire
was stated to be accidental.
As of late this afternoon Eric
Packard was in the intensive care unit at Ketchikan General Hospital;
however, hospital staff have not been authorized to release any
information on his status.
Mike Moyer is reported to be
the property owner.
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