PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland Fire & Rescue is investigating after a “suspicious” fire at an apartment building in the Powellhurst-Gilber Neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Just before 6 a.m., PF&R responded to a reported residential fire near the intersection of Southeast 118th and Holgate, where the Bureau of Emergency Communication indicated that fire and smoke was seen from a recently vacated apartment.
On the scene, crews saw the blaze on the first and second level of an apartment with smoke pushing through the garage and on the eave line.
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Crews were able to quickly suppress the fire and said all occupants made it out of the building.
According to PF&R, there were no reported injuries and neighboring apartment units were unaffected…