NW Portland Apartment Fire

As I was heading to check out the bald eagle nest this morning, I noticed a tall plumb of smoke coming from some apartments about 1/2 mile away.  I quickly headed toward the fire and actually arrived before the first of 10 or so fire trucks arrived. 


According to our local KPTV News station, two units were burned in an 2-alarm apartment fire at 18392 NW Chemeketa Lane, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. 

According to TVF&R, crews responded to the apartment complex just south of the PCC Rock Creek Campus after multiple reports of black smoke on the outside of one of the first floor units.

The Fire spread from the outside of the twelve unit complex to the inside and spread rapidly to the second and third floor.

Crews worked for nearly 45 minutes to ensure the fire was out by extinguishing hot spots from the roof and pulling ceiling form inside apartments.

According to TVF&R, all residents were able to exit the complex safely.

Read more: http://www.kptv.com/story/31683098/tvfr-responding-to-2-alarm-apartment-fire-in-nw-portland#ixzz45Mp9hSkV

For more photos from today's fire and the eagle nest, click here.