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One of the two pilots of a vintage military plane that was delivering heating oil to a remote Alaska Native village reported a fire on board shortly before the aircraft crashed and burned outside ...
It later was owned by companies in Arizona and Fairbanks, with Alaska Air Fuel taking it over in 2013. The plane was rebuilt between 2018 and 2020, Alaska Air Fuel, which is based in Wasilla, has not responded to phone messages seeking comment. The NTSB sent three investigators to the crash scene. 04/24/2024 22:27 -0400
The Minto Flats South Fire was a lightning-caused wildfire in Interior Alaska south of Fairbanks that ignited in late June 2009. It was by far the largest in what was termed the "Railbelt complex" of fires, so named because they were all near the main route of the Alaska Railroad. By July 16 it had burned more than 156,469 acres (63,321 ha). [2]
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that ... The Anchorage Fire Department responded to over 200 wind-related calls on Sunday, deploying at ...
Alaska forestry officials say new wildfires were reported in the state after a line of thunderstorms passed through on Monday. (June 7) Crews battling fire near Alaska tourist town [Video]
The 2004 Alaska fire season was the worst wildfire season on record in the U.S. state of Alaska in terms of area burned. [2] Though the 1989 fire season recorded more fires, nearly 1,000, the 2004 season burned more than 6,600,000 acres (10,300 sq mi; 27,000 km2) in just 701 fires. [ 1 ]
The News-Miner was founded as the Weekly Fairbanks News in 1903 by George M. Hill and assumed the News-Miner name in 1909, under editor William Fentress Thompson, when Zachary Hickman sold his newspaper, The Miner News, to the Fairbanks News. Thompson guided the paper through tough economic times as the gold near Fairbanks was mined out.
The blaze burned in the cargo ship’s hold from Thursday to Sunday