This Day in Alaskan History-May 22nd, 1906
Troopers Believe that 72-Year-Old Priest Died in Chefornak Rectory Fire
A 72-year-old Jesuit priest in Chefornak was the likely victim of a morning fire in that village on Wednesday, troopers report. Positive identification has yet to be made by the State Medical Examiner’s office in Anchorage. Witnesses report that a fire broke out in the Church Rectory on Wednesday morning, and despite efforts to reach […]
Fire Breaks Out Between Council and White Mountain Thursday
A fire caused by a campfire was reported near White Mountain in northwestern Alaska on Thursday evening, the fire consumed a cabin and about 15 acres of the surrounding area were burned before the blaze could be brought under control. Troopers received a report of the fire, eight miles upriver from White Mountain at 8:30 […]
Large Fire Burns throughout Weekend in Emmonak
A fire that started in the office area of a Kwikpac Fisheries warehouse in Emmonak on Saturday afternoon, quickly grew in size to envelope and destroy five buildings in that community as the fire raged throughout the weekend, troopers reported. Troopers and the community’s VPSO were notified of smoke pouring from a window from one of […]