Northwest History. Alaska. Fires.

U. S. Radio Station Burns: Place Outside Nome Hard For Fire Fighters To Reach. U. S. RADIO STATION BURNS Place Outside Nome Hard for Fire Fighters to Reach. NOME, Alaska, Dec. 27. (JC)—Fire, believed to have been caused by a defective flue, destroyed the government was saved and communication establ...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1929
Subjects:
U. S. radio station
Nome
Alaska
fire fighter
Christmas
St. Michael
nonflammable material
fire department
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
St Michael
Tundra
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/91293
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Summary:U. S. Radio Station Burns: Place Outside Nome Hard For Fire Fighters To Reach. U. S. RADIO STATION BURNS Place Outside Nome Hard for Fire Fighters to Reach. NOME, Alaska, Dec. 27. (JC)—Fire, believed to have been caused by a defective flue, destroyed the government was saved and communication established today with St. Michael's, about 250 miles away. The station is nearly a mile outside the town and the fire department had great difficulty in reaching the blaze over the snow-covered tundra. The fire ran all around the outside of the building, as the inner walls were protected by noninflammable material, and then the roof caved in. Members of the station crew and their families lost all their possessions.

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