Unalaska, AK – UniSea's crab processing plant is down today after a fire at the building this morning. Plant personnel believe that the fire that erupted at 6:40 this morning may have originated in a boiler stack. It was contained by Unalaska's volunteer fire department by about 8:45 a.m. Firefighter Roger Deffendall said they had two factors on their side: the building was equipped with sprinklers, and the fire department was able to use its new truck, which is equipped with flame-retardant foam.

But Deffendall said a shortage of volunteers delayed the firefighters' response.

"It's a very small community," he said. "We are the only people that are going to show up for a fire."

UniSea operations manager Rocky Caldero said the company is still assessing the damage to the building. The plant has been shut down all day, but Caldero said it will probably be up and running again by this evening.