The small plane, a Cessna 172, struck a rock while making an emergency landing on a remote road on Kupreanof Island and flipped over in the muskeg. Both occupants were able to get out and walk away uninjured.
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Petersburg is updating its emergency plans for the first time in 15 years. To prepare, emergency services staged a mass casualty drill on Aug. 16.
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A middle-aged man was rescued from frigid waters near Petersburg on the night of April 7.
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A Petersburg home was destroyed in a fire Jan. 13. Local firefighters responded to the residential fire about two miles out of town along Frederick Point Drive. By the time they arrived, the house was completely engulfed in flames, according to Petersburg’s Fire Chief, Dan Bird. No one was home at the time of the fire; neighbors said that the owners are on vacation.
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Part of Petersburg’s Main Street was closed for nearly an hour on Jan. 9. Witnesses say a driver crashed into multiple cars and a building before being treated for minor injuries. No one else was hurt.
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