PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fire crews responded to multiple downed power lines in Northeast Portland early Friday morning
Shortly after 5:00 a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue said that crews were responding to an active and arcing downed power line near Northeast 22nd Avenue and North Bryant Street.
Officials said that the wire had ignited nearby vegetation, and crews worked quickly to extinguish the blaze.
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As that was happening, just eight blocks away, a tree fell down due to saturated soil, knocking down another power line, which ignited a car…