The Bethel Fire Department is battling a fire at a tall, unoccupied building known locally as the Old Swanson’s Apartment building. Firefighters and city utilities employees pooled resources and water to contain the fire on Oct. 5, 2020.
Slideshow: Empty Apartment Building Burns in Bethel
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Spectators watch as an unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way burns on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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City Utilities Foreman Clyde Erickson (left) oversees water deliveries to aid in fighting a fire at an unoccupied apartment building in Bethel, Alaska on Oct. 5, 2020.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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A member of the Bethel fire department fights a fire on Tundra Way on Oct. 5, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile
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Toby Monroe and Shanna Mendenhall fight a fire at an abandoned apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way on Oct. 5, 2020.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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Spectators watch as an unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way burns on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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An unoccupied apartment building in an area of Bethel known as Tundra Way caught fire early in the morning on Oct. 5, 2020. The fire department responded to an emergency call at approximately 7 a.m., and continued to fight the fire for several hours.
Katie Basile / KYUK
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A member of the Bethel fire department fights a fire on Tundra Way on Oct. 5, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
Katie Basile / KYUK
