CREWS CALLED TO OVERNIGHT RESIDENTIAL FIRE IN OAK HILLS (PHOTO)
News Release from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Posted on FlashAlert: August 25th, 2015 5:58 AM
At 1:48 a.m., a caller reported that the side of their neighbor's home was on fire and that a nearby fence was starting to catch fire as well.
Just a couple of blocks away from 15580 NW Perimeter Place, firefighters saw a column of black smoke and the glow of flames. The first arriving crew from Station 64 pulled into a cul-de-sac and found a two story home with 25 to 30 feet flames coming off the left side of the house. The fire had also spread to the garage, a fence and was threatened the house next door.
A family of five and their dog were found outside the home; all members had exited safely and were uninjured. The family said that they were awakening by the sound of their smoke alarms and the smell of smoke.
Crews quickly begin attacking the fire on the side of the house and fence, protecting the threatened home next door and then transitioned to fight the interior fire. Searches of the house confirmed that no one was in the home and everyone exited safely. Due to the location of the fire, a gas meter was disabled and led to the release of gas. Crews positioned to keep the gas fed fire isolated while working with Northwest Natural Gas to shut off the supply line.
There was significant damage to the home and five people are displaced as a result of the fire. Investigators remain on scene working through material evidence, conducting witness interviews and analyzing burn patterns to determine a cause and calculate a damage estimate.
Hillsboro Fire & Rescue responded to this incident to provide mutual aid, NW Natural and PGE assisted in securing utilities and Washington County Sherriff aided with traffic control.
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Just a couple of blocks away from 15580 NW Perimeter Place, firefighters saw a column of black smoke and the glow of flames. The first arriving crew from Station 64 pulled into a cul-de-sac and found a two story home with 25 to 30 feet flames coming off the left side of the house. The fire had also spread to the garage, a fence and was threatened the house next door.
A family of five and their dog were found outside the home; all members had exited safely and were uninjured. The family said that they were awakening by the sound of their smoke alarms and the smell of smoke.
Crews quickly begin attacking the fire on the side of the house and fence, protecting the threatened home next door and then transitioned to fight the interior fire. Searches of the house confirmed that no one was in the home and everyone exited safely. Due to the location of the fire, a gas meter was disabled and led to the release of gas. Crews positioned to keep the gas fed fire isolated while working with Northwest Natural Gas to shut off the supply line.
There was significant damage to the home and five people are displaced as a result of the fire. Investigators remain on scene working through material evidence, conducting witness interviews and analyzing burn patterns to determine a cause and calculate a damage estimate.
Hillsboro Fire & Rescue responded to this incident to provide mutual aid, NW Natural and PGE assisted in securing utilities and Washington County Sherriff aided with traffic control.
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