PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – A fire damaged at least seven businesses early Tuesday morning along Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard after flames spread through a connected roof line.
Portland Fire & Rescue crews were called to Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and 18th Avenue just before 1 a.m. following multiple reports of heavy smoke across several city blocks. Firefighters brought the fire under control in about 30 minutes. No injuries were reported.
Restoration crews at the scene said the fire started in the kitchen of Gol, a soccer bar located at the corner of Southeast 18th Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard. The flames then traveled through the shared roof structure down the block to Devil’s Dill sandwich shop…