PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) –DUFUR, Ore. (KOIN) — What once framed a family’s life now stands in fragments — scorched earth, twisted metal and pieces of a past reduced to ash.
For Jake French, this isn’t just a burn scar. It’s where he grew up.
“We’re on the same path, but it’s like I’m somewhere foreign,” French told KOIN 6 News Friday while walking through his family’s property off Shell Rock Road. “It looks like some bomb went off.”…