FAIRBANKS — A fire has burned the main building at the Fairbanks, Alaska, park that hosts the annual world ice art championships.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, a Fairbanks newspaper, reports the fire was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Ice Alaska Ice Park.
The burned two-story structure was used as a snack bar and warming building at the BP World Ice Art Championships each February and March.
University Fire Department Chief Douglas Schrage says no one was injured in the fire.
Area departments assisted with the response. Schrage says a hose line was set up from a fire hydrant but the fire required additional water and tankers were brought in.
The cause of the fire is unknown. Schrage says he expects the building to be a complete loss.
