Fire destroys Stebbins school and surrounding buildings

A fire that started Wednesday evening in Stebbins has destroyed the local school and several other nearby buildings.According to eyewitnesses in Stebbins, the fire started in a shop next to the Tukurngailnguq School at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. The school, shop, two new portable buildings and nearby housing are expected to be total losses.

Witnesses reported the smell of burning rubber in the air as rubber mulch from the school’s playground caught fire. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department began deploying to Stebbins at about 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a Bering Air Cessna Grand Caravan carrying one crew member and equipment.

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