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January 14, 1949
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Heavy snow in Valdez, Alaska, caused roofs to collapse on four buildings, damaging a business, airplane hangar, two warehouses including Standard Oil's, with $25,000 in damage. No injuries; plane and highway travel disrupted.
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VALDEZ HAS BIG DAMAGE, SNOW FALL
VALDEZ, Alaska, Jan. 14.—(A')—A five-foot fall of heavy, wet snow collapsed roofs of four buildings here with damage estimated at $25,000.
The snowfall, occurring Tuesday and Wednesday, caused damage to a business building, the city airplane hangar and two warehouses. No one was hurt, and removal of snow from roofs of other major buildings was completed today.
One of the warehouses damaged belonged to the Standard Oil Company. A portion of the roof broke under weight of the snow.
Plane travel was disrupted by the storm, and the Alaska Road Commission at Juneau reported highway traffic to the Tok Cutoff at Mentasta Lake had been halted temporarily.
VALDEZ, Alaska, Jan. 14.—(A')—A five-foot fall of heavy, wet snow collapsed roofs of four buildings here with damage estimated at $25,000.
The snowfall, occurring Tuesday and Wednesday, caused damage to a business building, the city airplane hangar and two warehouses. No one was hurt, and removal of snow from roofs of other major buildings was completed today.
One of the warehouses damaged belonged to the Standard Oil Company. A portion of the roof broke under weight of the snow.
Plane travel was disrupted by the storm, and the Alaska Road Commission at Juneau reported highway traffic to the Tok Cutoff at Mentasta Lake had been halted temporarily.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Snow Collapse
Valdez Damage
Alaska Storm
Roof Damage
Highway Disruption
Where did it happen?
Valdez, Alaska
Story Details
Location
Valdez, Alaska
Event Date
Jan. 14
Story Details
A five-foot fall of heavy, wet snow on Tuesday and Wednesday collapsed roofs of four buildings, causing $25,000 damage to a business, city airplane hangar, and two warehouses including Standard Oil's. No injuries occurred, snow removal from other roofs completed, plane travel disrupted, and highway traffic to Tok Cutoff at Mentasta Lake halted temporarily.