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The Ypsilanti Daily Press
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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A $1.5 million fire destroyed half of Seward, Alaska's business district on Nov. 24, leaving over 400 homeless. Officials and Army personnel from Fort Raymond provided temporary shelters amid freezing winter temperatures, but heating was inadequate.
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Seward, Alaska, Nov. 25—INS—Federal and local officials raced against the weather today to find refuge for more than 400 persons left homeless by the $1,500,000 fire that destroyed half of Seward's business district.
Freezing temperatures of a typical Alaskan winter menaced the homeless persons as seriously as did the blaze that wiped out their residences yesterday. Army officials from nearby Fort Raymond aided in converting an American Legion hall, a skating rink and several lodge rooms into temporary shelters, but heating facilities were inadequate.
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Primary Location
Seward, Alaska
Event Date
Yesterday (As Of Nov. 25)
Outcome
over 400 persons left homeless; $1,500,000 damage to half of business district; temporary shelters established but with inadequate heating
Event Details
A fire destroyed half of Seward's business district, wiping out residences and leaving more than 400 homeless. Federal and local officials, aided by Army personnel from Fort Raymond, converted public buildings into temporary shelters amid freezing Alaskan winter temperatures.