The Bering Sea Bar and Grill is gone after a fire broke out in the building on the evening of September 17th as Nome was battered by a powerful storm. “It was definitely an active fire. We’ve had three go to the hospital, get treated and get out. There were no fatalities,” Nome Volunteer Fire Chief Jim West Jr. said. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department battles a fire at the Bering Sea Bar and Grill on September 17, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Garrick Fuller) TJ Wright, a local Nome resident who witnessed the fire, told KNOM he heard an explosion after some propane tanks exploded and the Bering Sea Bar and Grill “went up in flames, sending embers flying all over town.” Firefighters demolished the building Saturday night to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings. “The bar itself, the restaurant was a total loss. We were able to save the hotel, which is three feet next to it,” West said. Part of the rear of the adjacent Nome Nugget Inn sustained some damage, but the hotel structure is intact. West said Sunday morning there were still some hotspots at the construction site and the department was monitoring them.
