Valdez, AK – Valdez Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a structure fire at the Totem Inn late Saturday evening.
At approximately 11:48 p.m. Saturday, Valdez Fire and Police Dispatch received multiple reports of a fire at the Totem Inn on Richardson Highway. One of the reports came from an off-duty volunteer firefighter who then began knocking on hotel doors to evacuate guests.
Within minutes, fire department engines arrived on scene and responders discovered an active fire in the kitchen of the Totem Inn’s restaurant.
One team of firefighters verified all hotel guests had been evacuated from the building, while