A 2-alarm fire this week landed a person in the hospital and burned four apartments after an explosion went off in a fourplex in Southeast Portland’s Centennial neighborhood.
Police have identified a person of interest as they investigate the source of the fire, Portland Fire & Rescue said in a statement. No arrests have been made, and officials haven’t released any information about the kind of explosive that triggered the blast.
The blaze started shortly before 10:20 a.m. Sunday at 1640 SE 162nd Avenue, fire spokesperson Rick Graves told The Oregonian/OregonLive in an email. The first crew arrived to find the building severely damaged and engulfed in “heavy fire” on both floors of the two-story building…