WASILLA—Crews from Mat-Su Central Fire Department and  the Palmer Fire Department knocked down a structure at Consteel Concrete off Blue Lupine Road in Wasilla Friday night.

   One of three employees that was working in the building at the time said the could smell the smoke but  was not sure how the fire started. He said they tried for about 30 minutes to put out the fire with a hose but it spread before they could get it extinguished.

   Deputy Chief Michael Kennan said the call came in at 6:25 p.m. Crews from Central Mat-Su responded with nine trucks including their big ladder truck. Kennan said the fire was contained to one room with in about 5 minutes of arriving on scene. By 7:30 p.m. crews were beginning their initial investigation to determine what might have caused the fire.

(ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman) Mat-Su Central fire fighters use the big ladder truck to gain access to the upper area at Consteel Concrete Friday evening.

   See Sunday’s print edition for more on this story.