First-Degree Arson Charges After Portland Man Allegedly Targets Ex-Girlfriend’s Home
A relationship that started at work, lasted six months, and ended with a house on fire and a phone call that investigators heard live.
On September 6, 2026, a home in Vancouver’s Parkway East neighborhood caught fire on a Sunday evening. A neighbor’s kids were the first to notice. By the time firefighters arrived, the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office had enough to call it what it was: arson.
How a Workplace Friendship Turned Into a Criminal Case
Christopher James Hansen, 44, of Portland met the victim at OnTrac, where both worked. They dated for about six months. In April, she told him she had started seeing someone else.
Hansen allegedly responded by filing a sexual harassment complaint against her with their employer. She ended up leaving the company, partly because of how they handled it…