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Oregon Department of Transportation reported that Highway 226 that connects Lyons and Scio has been closed in Lyons, between mileposts 22.33 and 25.44. The closure is due to a large structure fire at Freres Lumber Company. ODOT officials said the road is expected to remain closed throughout the evening and overnight. Motorists are advised to seek…
From the article: From PORTLAND, Ore. – About 45 people stayed at a Red Cross shelter in Portland after they were displaced due to a fire at Hotel Alder Wednesday afternoon. Portland Fire and Rescue tweeted just before 4 p.m. that the fire was under control. One person suffered an unknown medical condition. The fire started…
From the article: TUALATIN, Ore. (KOIN)– A fire at Miller’s Homestead Restaurant is under investigation. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews say a passerby saw “billowing” smoke coming from the roof of Miller’s Homestead Restaurant on McEwan Road around 11:50 p.m. Sunday and called 911. It appeared firefighters were getting the upper hand on the…
News Release from Portland Fire & RescuePosted on FlashAlert: February 29th, 2016 2:25 AM Portland Fire and Rescue responded to a commercial alarm at around 10:30 Sunday night at 570 NE Tomahawk Island Dr. This fire was rapidly upgraded to a 2nd and 3rd alarm and eventually a 4th alarm. This is the Sundance Marina which…
From the article: Eleven people were displaced from a King City Apartment and several Beaverton businesses were damaged in two early Sunday fires battled by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. No one was injured in either fire. In the first incident, firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Riverwood Heights Apartments in the 12000…
A fire, started when occupants left their luggage too close to a heater, destroyed a room at a Highway 101 motel Saturday morning, according to the Newport Fire Department. The fire destroyed the room at the motel in the 600 block of South Coast Highway, fire department spokesman Chris Rampley said. Read More>>>
Keerins woke up in the middle of the night, saw the flames, and ran outside to spray his deck and his neighbor’s. “Fire department wasn’t here yet,” Keerins said. “And it was getting worse and the house next to the one that was on fire was starting to catch fire.” Learn More>>>
A family’s home is badly damaged after a fire broke out late Thursday morning in Damascus. But the family who lives there is fine, thanks to a brave boy and his dog. Aiden Whatford, 13, says it all started around 11 a.m. Thursday, when Jax, the family dog, began barking and wouldn’t stop. When Aiden…
