Portland Fire and Rescue Puts Out Two Fires at the Same Home
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Scene of the fire; courtesy of Portland Fire and Rescue
Portland Fire and Rescue responders first reported to a house fire at 5017 SE 88th Aenue at 6:10 PM on Monday, February 1.
When fire crews arrived, the found a boarded up, vacant house with black smoke coming from the front. As the crews entered the house, the fire rapidly increased in size and started burning the trees on the side of the house. An electrical line also burned through and fell to the ground, causing an electrocution hazard to emergency crews.
The house was found full of material which made it very difficult to move around and extinguish the fire, according to rescue workers. The windows also had metal bars on them, preventing crews from using them to get in or out of the house.
The incident commander ordered all crews out of the house due to unsafe conditions and instead put the fire out from the outside. The fire took roughly an hour to control.
Fire and Rescue were then called back to the SE 88th Avenue residence at 9 PM after reports of an explosion from neighbors. Neighbors said that after they heard the explosion, the entire first floor for the home was burning.
The explosion occurred roughly 20 minutes after crews had put out the last of the hot spots and had returned to the fire station. When crews returned to the fire, they found flames coming from the entire first floor and the roof collapsed.
It took roughly 30 minutes to control the fire, and crews remained at the house until nearly midnight. Portland Fire and Rescue's Arson Squad has determined the second fire was caused by arson. The first was described as “undetermined,” and an investigation is ongoing.
Related Slideshow: 10 Significant Portland Fires
A four-alarm fire ripped through South Albany High School Wednesday morning, causing more than $1 million in damage.
The community will spend the coming weeks and months recovering from the blaze -- but it's not the first time a fire has significantly impacted a Portland area school, church or neighborhood building.
Here are 10 significant fires to recently impact Portland area communities.
Related Articles
- Portland Fire and Rescue Responds to Residential Fire
- Portland Fire and Rescue Responds to Rail Car Fire
- Portland Fire and Rescue Responds to House Fire
- Portland Fire and Rescue Responds to Storage Unit Fire
- Portland Fire and Rescue Save Dog from Willamette River
- Portland High School Shooting: Ceasfire Oregon to Hold Gunfire Violence Call to Action TONIGHT
- Portland Fire Fighter’s Association: Why We’re Voting No on Measure 90
- Portland Fire and Rescue Respond to Motor Home Fire
- Portland Fire and Rescue Arson Squad Arrests Serial Arsonist
- Oregon Fire Marshal Reminds Residents to Test Smoke Alarms
- Oregon City Fires David Frasher
- Party Report: Camp Fire 5th Annual Celebrity & Youth Talent Show
- Portland Fire & Rescue Launches Life Saving App
- Police, Fire and Rescue Respond to Roll-Over Accident on I-205
- Portland Mayor’s $20 Million ‘Anti-Gentrification’ Deal Comes Under Fire
- Prohibited Firearm Users Amass Weapons from Oregon Online Gun Market
- S’mores Time! Six New Takes on the Classic Campfire Treat
- Richardson Claims Kitzhaber’s Forest Management Policy Contributing to Fires
- Salem Fire Dept. Releases Fire Prevention and Hot Weather Safety Tips
- Should Charlie Hales Be Fired: Experts Weigh In
- With Drought Looming, Oregon May Lose Wildfire Insurance
- Timbers’ Offensive Firepower Balanced by Defensive Woes
- Red Cross, Portland Fire and Rescue Respond to House Fire
- Red Cross To Distribute Free Fire Alarms in Gresham
- Red Cross Responds to Cornelius Fire
- Red Cross Assists After Portland Fire
- Red Cross Responds to Fires in Portland, Kelso, Hillsboro
- Red Cross Responds to Home Fire in Waldport
- Red Cross Responds to Portland House Fire
- Red Cross Responds to Pair of New Year’s Day Fires
- One Dead After Polk County Motorhome Fire
- Fire and Rescue, Red Cross Respond to Multiple Portland Fires
- Fire and Rescue Responds to NE Portland House Fire
- Fire Danger In Oregon Remains At Extreme Levels This Week
- Fire Destroys Washington County Home
- Fire Roasting 101: Flame Grilled Vegetables
- Fire Hits Luxury Condo Building in the Pearl
- Expect Plenty of Offensive Fireworks Between Oregon and California
- Early Morning Fire Burns Six Food Carts Near PSU
- Activist Says Officers Who Sided with Darren Wilson Should Be Fired
- 2015 Could Be Worst-Ever Conditions for Fourth of July Fireworks
- Are Oregon Schools Prepared For A Fire?
- Blame for Oregon Forest Fires Falls on Feds, Says Logging Industry
- Dozens of Oregonians Denied Testifying Against Firearm Background Check Bill
- Chimney Fire Prevention Tips
- Firefighters Hold Memorial for Shooting Victim
- Firewall: A Bold Dance and Technology Performance Presented by BodyVox
- Marion County Firefighters “Fill the Boot” for Muscular Dystrophy
- Man’s Tent Doused With Gasoline and Set on Fire
- MESD Fires Brett Bigham, 2014 Teacher of the Year
- Mt. Angel Fire Department Saves Grandmother, Grandson
- Multiple Shooters Open Fire at Social Services Agency in California
- Lents Residents Rally Around Neighbors Displaced by Fire
- Gov. Brown Activates National Guard to Fight Wildfires
- Fundraising Effort Launched to Help Portlanders Affected By New York Fire
- Hash Oil Explosion Caused Tigard Gas Station Fire
- Hey, Sleepyhead! Three Surefire Ways to Improve Your Sleep
- Humboldt Home Struck By Gunfire
- Human-Caused Wildfires Burn 17,230 More Oregon Acres This Year Than Last
- 10 Bars with Outside Fire Pits
Follow us on Pinterest Google + Facebook Twitter See It Read It