Fire damages Parks Cannery, a special place for many

摘要

Good things usually don't come with 4 a.m. phone calls, especially on the eve of an opener in an Alaska fishing town. Although barely awake, I was prepared for the worst as I answered the buzzing phone."I just received a mayday call from the Parks Cannery," said a friend who skippers a tender on the west side of KodiakIsland. "The cannery is on fire. I'm bringing paramedics out there now."Three were injured, and one person died as a result of the June 2 fire that consumed a building used to house guests at this cannery, which now operates as a lodge.