Alaska ferry passengers, crew treated for smoke inhalation after fire
By Zaz Hollander Anchorage Daily News WRANGELL, Alaska — Nine passengers and crew members were evaluated for smoke inhalation Wednesday morning aft...
September 1, 2023
4:10 AM
By Zaz Hollander Anchorage Daily News WRANGELL, Alaska — Nine passengers and crew members were evaluated for smoke inhalation Wednesday morning after a small fire broke out aboard the Alaska state ferry Columbia in the Southeast city of Wrangell, authorities say. A state transportation spokeswoman said the fire started in cardboard near an ice machine and was quickly extinguished. Of the nine people taken to the hospital to be checked for smoke inhalation, two or three were crew members, she said.