Fairbanks hotel offers free room and food for displaced Chena Hot Springs staff and guests John Dougherty © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF The owner of Pikes Waterfront Lodge, Jay Ramras said that he is letting anyone who is evacuating from Chena Hot Springs Resort stay at his hotel for free.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks is offering a free place to stay, as well as food for employees and guests of Chena Hot Springs resort while a level three “go” evacuation is in effect.
On Monday, fire officials announced the evacuation due to the Munson Creek Fire, which was quickly approaching the resort. Owner Bernie Karl decided to not evacuate, but according to Pike’s owner Jay Ramras six employees who fled the fire are staying at the lodge.
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No structures damaged, animals safe at Chena Hot Springs Resort as Munson Creek Fire slows Staff Reporter © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF The Munson Creek Fire slowly creeps down the hill near the Chena Hot Springs Resort.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - As of Tuesday morning no structures have been lost at the Chena Hot Springs Resort or along Chena Hot Springs Road. The Munson Creek Fire is moving at a slow and manageable speed, approximately 100 yards from structures on resort property. Fire personnel are also on hand to defend structures if the fire continues to move towards resort boundaries.
A level 3 “Go” evacuation order, issued by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Department of Emergency Operations, remains in place from Mile 48 to the end of the road at Chena Hot Springs Resort. But fire personnel are crediting light rain showers overnight with raising the humidity and slowing the spread of the fire, after growing to over 27,000 acres on Monday.