Three arrested after lighting fire outside Portland ICE building

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three people were arrested Wednesday night after starting a fire outside the ICE building in South Portland, authorities said.

According to Portland police, they were monitoring the protests around 9:50 p.m. when they saw a man stacking flammable materials against the side of the building.

Police said they then saw another man walk up and place a lit flare on the material, starting a fire, which was then quickly extinguished by someone inside the ICE building.

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A short while later, police said they moved in to arrest the two people involved in starting the fire, and during that time, a woman tried to punch and choke an officer, and she was arrested as well…

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