04-11-2015 15:10 via alaskapublic.org

Bethel finalizing state disaster request after school fire

The City of Bethel is working towards declaring a state of emergency after a fire destroyed the Kilbuck campus, housing two schools and dorm buildings.
Bethel fire fighters dousing the Kilbuck campus fire around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. (Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK)
“We have approximately 300 school children that just lost their school and all the disruptions to that community,” Mayor Rick Robb said,  presenting the proposed declaration at Tuesday’s city council me
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