12-year-old boy dies in house fire

WASILLA — A 12-year-old boy died in a fire on Holiday Drive late Wednesday night.

Mat-Su Borough Director of Emergency Services Dennis Brodigan said the call to respond to the fire came in at about midnight.

“Upon arrival we had indication that there was still a person inside. The house was fully involved at that time,” he said.

Brodigan said that firefighters fought the flames but couldn’t get to the boy in time. The single-family home was completely destroyed.

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