The Haines Borough has stepped up safety procedures and made changes to rules for after-hours use of the maintenance shop in the wake of an early-morning fire June 26 that caused up to $75,000 in damage.
Burning within a few feet of an acetylene tank and the shop’s lube station, the fire might havedestroyed the $700,000 structure, said facilities director Brian Lemcke.
The borough’s public works staff moved into the building in 2009.
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