Cindy Jones carries fresh oxygen tanks for firefighters working to extinguish a fire in a home on Tower Road on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Haines, Alaska. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

Two people and a dog escaped from a house fire Saturday afternoon, but officials say the structure is likely a total loss. 

Homeowner Jerry Kane, his roommate and Kane’s black Lab, Poppy,sat inside his pickup truck in the driveway of the home trying to…

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