Sockeye fire trial starts Tuesday

The Sockeye Fire devastated Willow in 2015. (Photo courtesy Mat-Su Borough)
The trial of an Anchorage couple charged with igniting the devastating Sockeye fire last year is scheduled to start Tuesday in District court in Palmer.
The fire destroyed 55 Willow area homes and cost $8 million to fight.
State prosecutors say defendants Greg Imig, 60 and Amy DeWitt, 42, burned debris in June 2015 without properly clearing the area or keeping water on hand. The fire escaped into the forest, where hot, d