![]() ![]() The Battalion Chief in command called for a second alarm at this point in order to bring more fire units to the scene. With a large search and evacuation need upstairs and complicated access to the multiple burning cars, all companies at the fire were quickly committed to life safety, extinguishment and support functions. The Hayden Island fire proved challenging. Once they ensured no involvement of the building, all other crews assigned to this fire were sent back in service and that engine remained to fully extinguish the dumpster. The first arriving engine quickly determined that this was a dumpster fire on the outside of the building. With a simple report of a “building on fire”, a commercial fire assignment responded in order to prepare for the worst. Meanwhile, another fire was dispatched on SE Hawthorne Blvd. Crews immediately began work on our top priorities: protecting the lives of residents above and gaining control of the fire. Early reports indicated multiple cars burning in the parking garage of the lowest level of an occupied apartment building, with unknown involvement of the four floors of apartments directly above. Just after 3:30 this morning, fire crews the north end of the city were called to an apartment fire on Hayden Island. This is the 53rd traffic-related fatality this year in Portland. Additional information will be released when appropriate. If anyone has information about this crash, and has not spoken to officers, please contact attn: Traffic Investigations Unit and reference case number 23-276424. During the investigation, East Burnside Street and 82nd Avenue are closed 1 block in each direction. ![]() The Portland Police Traffic Division Major Crash Team is responding to the scene to investigate. Portland Fire & Rescue extricated the driver and AMR transported the patient to the hospital with injuries that are believed to be life threatening. The involved vehicle, a minivan, was heavily damaged after striking a utility pole. When officers arrived, they found a pedestrian deceased at the scene. On Saturday, Octoat 11:37p.m., East Precinct officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle at East Burnside Street at Northeast 82nd Avenue. A fatal crash investigation is underway in the Montavilla Neighborhood. ![]()
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