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ADAMS v. STATE

No. 2326.

555 P.2d 235 (1976)

Thomas L. ADAMS et al., Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 1, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Libbey and Douglas J. Serdahely, of Libbey & Serdahely, Anchorage, for appellants.

Warren W. Matthews, Jr., of Matthews, Dunn & Baily, Anchorage for appellees.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, ERWIN, BOOCHEVER and BURKE, JJ.

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether the State of Alaska can be held liable for its part in the tragedy of the Gold Rush Hotel fire. In the early morning hours of January 13, 1970, the Gold Rush Hotel in Anchorage caught fire and rapidly burned to the ground. Five people, trapped in the hotel, died in the blaze; several others were injured in their escape.

Appellants, who include some of those injured and the personal...

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