Shortly before 10:30 p.m., fire crews responded to a residential fire in the 11700 block of Werburgh Lane in the Cedar Mill area. Callers to 911 reported that the home was engulphed in flames and the fire was spreading to the neighbor’s home.
Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire on the first floor of a two-story residence with fire spreading to the second floor of the structure and fire spreading to the home next door. The fire was upgraded to a second alarm to bring additional resources to the scene. Crews quickly moved to search the neighbors’ home and confirm it was unoccupied, while additional fire crews worked to knock down the fire in the home where the fire began. Fire crews worked to the interior of the primary structure and found that the stairs had burned through. Firefighters then accessed the second floor via ladders and the aerial platform of the Truck 68, eventually bring the fire under control.
One resident was checked out on the scene for a minor injury. A TVF&R fire investigator was dispatched to the scene and is working to determine how the fire started.
TVF&R was also assisted on scene by Portland Fire & Rescue, American Medical Response, Portland General Electric, and NW Natural Gas.
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