Two firefighters from the Fairbanks Fire Department received minor injuries during Monday s warehouse fire in South Fairbanks. The firefighters were treated at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and are expected to recover quickly, according to a Tuesday news release from the city of Fairbanks. Besides the two firefighters, no one was hurt. The firefighters are feeling OK, and the chief expects them back to work in a week, Teal Soden, communications director for the city, wrote in an email to the News-Miner.Â
The fire started at C&R Pipe and Steel on Alta Way at approximately 3.30 p.m. Monday. Emergency crews responded within 6 minutes, put the fire out by approximately 7:54 p.m., and stayed on scene to take care of hot spots until 10:22 p.m.
Overall, the issues Golden Valley Electrical Association linemen worked on this past snowy weekend were small and isolated, with the largest outage leaving 1,100 members without power, but most of
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Periods of snow. Low 27F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 5 to 8 inches of snow expected. Updated: April 3, 2021 @ 6:05 pm