APD: Tuesday fire now investigated as arson, homicide

A fire on West 23rd Avenue is being investigated as an arson and homicide, the Anchorage Police Department announced Wednesday.
Police and fire crews responded to the fire at a fourplex at 1:39 a.m. Tuesday, and after getting the fire under control, found a woman’s body, a statement from police explained.
“Investigators have determined this fire was intentionally set and the woman is a homicide victim,” police wrote in the statement. “For investigative purposes, her exact