The remains of two people were found inside a structure that caught fire early Saturday in Sutton, Alaska State Troopers said.
Troopers in Palmer responded to a report about the fire around 6:22 a.m. Saturday, troopers said in an online report. The building was fully engulfed in flames, troopers said, when they arrived in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough community northeast of Palmer along the Glenn Highway.
Troopers spokesman Tim DeSpain said Sunday that the structure appeared to be a “single room dry cabin with electricity fed from the home approximately 30 feet away,” and that there appeared to be “multiple electric heaters” inside the structure.
Sutton Fire and EMS put out the blaze, and personnel working the fire found the remains of two people inside the burned building, troopers said.
The State Medical Examiner Office will conduct an autopsy and work to positively identify the deceased, according to troopers.
What caused the fire remains under investigation, DeSpain said.
Alaska State Fire Marshals investigated the scene as part of the fire response, troopers said.