{"id":46878,"date":"2019-04-23T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/businesses-open-day-after-suspicious-fire\/"},"modified":"2019-04-23T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:35:00","slug":"businesses-open-day-after-suspicious-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/businesses-open-day-after-suspicious-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses open day after ‘suspicious’ fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t

A day after a suspicious fire things are mostly back to normal on Glacier Avenue.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Businesses at 1248 Glacier Avenue were open Tuesday after a Monday morning fire that a fire marshal investigation indicated was likely caused by an explosion inside of a storage shed located under The Gym.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“The damage was pretty contained to specific parts of the building,” said Kristin Mabry, co-owner of the building. “The upstairs just had a little bit of smoke, which we had airing out all day. We even had class in there today.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Mabry said the building’s basement was closed because of water damage, but it may be open again by Wednesday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

[Breaking: Firefighters respond to fire on Glacier Avenue<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The fire that caused the damage was possibly set intentionally, according to a Juneau Police Department press release issued Monday evening, and JPD and Capital City Fire\/Rescue are initiating an arson investigation.<\/p>\n

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A firefighter readies to spray flames underneath The Gym, a Glacier Avenue gym, Monday, April 22, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t

Anyone with information can call JPD at 586-0600 or submit an anonymous tip at JuneauCrimeLine.com<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Steve Lewis, building co-owner, said he was told the fire was “energetic” and spread quickly, and surveillance footage from The Gym’s security camera has been given to authorities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“We extracted the video last night from The Gym and we could tell exactly when the fire happened,” Lewis said. “No one showed up on video.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Mabry said neighboring businesses had offered to share their security video footage in case it captured images of a suspect or suspects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

She said that combined with a swift response from CCFR and some Juneau residents who helped combat the fire before firefighters arrived were a silver lining to the otherwise negative event.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“The upside of this story is the flats and downtown Juneau are really coming together as a community,” she said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

[State considers adding additional trminal in Juneau for new ferries<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Lewis said the building’s fire suppression system also worked exactly as it was supposed to, which is another positive.<\/p>\n

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The building that houses The Gym, J&J Deli and more was the site of fire Monday, April 22, 2019. No one was harmed in the fire. Before Capital City Fire\/Rescue arrived Alaska Electric Light & Power workers used fire extinguishers to help control the fire. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t

Lewis said there’s not yet a concrete estimate for value of the damage done by the fire, and an insurance adjuster will be taking a look at the building.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

However, he said a contractor has looked at the lower portion of the building and said while the damage was relatively contained, it seems repair work will be significant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“We had a contractor look at it already and they said, ‘Yeah this is a big project,” Lewis said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 Contact arts and culture reporter Ben Hohenstatt at (907)523-2243 or bhohenstatt@juneauempire.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BenHohenstatt.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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