Around midnight last night, Nome’s Volunteer Fire Department raced down Front Street to meet a fire at the Twin Dragon.
When KNOM arrived on the scene, the Chinese restaurant’s windows were blackened. Concerned citizens huddled on the sidewalk.
As they watched firefighters use chainsaws to cut holes in the roof, concerned on-looker Autumn Falls said the smoke started in the back. “About five minutes ago, it was coming from all the smokestacks in the kitchen. Before [cutting the holes], they relieved some of that smoke.”
As of 12:30 am Friday morning, the exterior of the building had kept its red paint job. The exterior is undisturbed by the flames inside.
Falls is not optimistic about the end result.
“It seems like a total wash, almost. It’s a shame. It’s really sad. They’re nice people.”
With ambulances, fire trucks, and police vehicles created to form a barrier to block off the street, no official statement was made by officials on site as to the cause of the fire or possible injured persons.
KNOM will continue to update this story as details become available.
