ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - State fire officials are investigating the cause of a warehouse fire in Unalaska that took 13 hours to extinguish.
KTUU-TV (https://bit.ly/SEVbxb) reports Unalaska firefighters spent most of Wednesday controlling the fire at a warehouse leased by Pacific Stevedoring Inc. from Ounalashka (own-ah-LA’-ska) Corp.
The fire was detected at 5:17 a.m. and was a major challenge for the fire department, which has four paid employees, volunteers, two fire engines and one ladder truck.
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Fifteen responders worked on the fire and until about 6 p.m.
Fire Chief Abner Hoage says the warehouse was unoccupied. A building 50 feet away contained bunks and was evacuated.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Unalaska is in the Aleutian Islands about 800 miles southwest of Anchorage.
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Information from: KTUU-TV, https://www.ktuu.com
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