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Crews respond to large grass fire above Unalaska’s Captains Bay Road

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Police Chief Kim Hankins urges locals to avoid the area until it is safe.

A large grass fire is spreading above Captains Bay Road in Unalaska.

According to Unalaska Chief of Police Kim Hankins, the roughly three-mile gravel road is closed to traffic while fire crews respond.

The City of Unalaska said in a Nixle alert Monday afternoon that the fire is spreading due to wind.

Hankins urges locals to avoid the area until it is safe.

This is a developing story.

Hailing from Southwest Washington, Maggie moved to Unalaska in 2019. She's dabbled in independent print journalism in Oregon and completed her Master of Arts in English Studies at Western Washington University — where she also taught Rhetoric and Composition courses.
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