Criminal investigation ongoing after “catastrophic fireworks explosion” required 80 firefighters to manage
A “catastrophic fireworks explosion” caused significant damage to an apartment Sunday morning, Dec. 7, in the Centennial Neighborhood, spurring a large response from Portland and Gresham Fire to douse the blaze.
At 10:17 a.m. Portland Fire responded to 911 calls of an apartment fire at Villa 162 Apartments on Southeast 162nd Avenue. Callers reported hearing a loud explosion and seeing people jumping from the second floor to escape…