New Cruise Dock Fire Causes Major Disruption | Anchorage News

A massive fire at Whittier’s brand-new $80 million cruise dock—just opened last year—has left the facility a total loss, with crews battling flames until early Tuesday. The blaze also damaged a vacant cruise ship, the Klondike Express, but thankfully no one was injured. The fire’s complexity stemmed from non-functional hydrants, forcing multiple departments to haul water from afar. The incident forced relocation of the USS Ted Stevens commissioning ceremony, and state investigators are now probing the cause, reviewing original blueprints despite not typically examining firefighting tactics.

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