Fireworks display cancelled in Wrangell, Alaska
7/11/2019 5:57:28 PM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Wrangell, AK
Start Date: 7/4/2019
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Low water supplies led Wrangell officials to cancel the town’s Fourth of July fireworks display, fearing that the fireworks could spark a fire. Wrangell’s reservoirs were not spilling, and the community opted to guard its water supply rather than potentially use some of it to extinguish fires.
KSTK-FM 101.7 Public Radio (Wrangell, Alaska), July 3, 2019
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