DILLINGHAM (AP) -- A fish camp where commercial fishermen in the Bristol Bay area stored and repaired their boats and took their meals was destroyed by fire early Saturday.
No one was injured in the blaze at the site on the Naknek River. The camp, known as Warren Camp, was located about two miles from South Naknek and was operated by Peter Pan Seafoods, said Ted Mildon, production manager at the company's Dillingham plant.
Several warehouse buildings that held boats and fishing gear were burned down, along with a repair shop. Up to 30 boats were destroyed. Two of the boats that burned were tied up at the dock.
The fire comes just as fishermen are getting ready to put their boats in the water. The sockeye season began last week at Naknek.
It's not yet known what caused the blaze, which broke out at about midnight. Mildon said strong winds fanned the flames.
