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Grand Aleutian Hotel Fire

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 27 July 2016

Unalaska, AK – A prompt response by Fire and EMS personnel helped contain a fire in the laundry room of the Grand Aleutian Hotel. Paid and volunteer DPS staff responded to the Grand Aleutian shortly before 5pm on July 26th, after a hotel staff member reported an active fire and black smoke in the hotel’s laundry room. Firefighters entering the ground floor laundry area were able to extinguish the fire, which had originated with a large commercial dryer, in less than 10 minutes. Hotel guests and staff safely evacuated the building and no injuries were reported.