Hillsboro House Fire Displaces Nine People, Fire & Rescue Officials Say

HILLSBORO, OR — A house fire in Hillsboro early Thursday morning has rendered nine people homeless, according to Hillsboro Fire Department officials.

Shortly before 12:30 a.m. July 6, Hillsboro firefighters arrived in the 1100-block of Northeast Cornell Avenue to reportedly find heavy smoke and fire coming from the side of a home, including part of a fence and neighboring shed that had gotten caught up in the conflagration.

All nine residents — seven adults and two children, as well as pets — were home when the fire broke out, officials said, though no injuries were reported. TriMet and the American Red Cross assisted with the family's evacuation and temporary housing, respectively.

It took 20 firefighters 17 minutes to get control of the house fire, which ultimately damaged the rear and attic portion of the house, a fence, and the neighboring shed, officials said. Investigators are working to determine what caused the fire, officials said, noting that no damage estimate is currently available.

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From Hillsboro Fire Department spokesman Bruce Montgomery:

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue reminds residents to make sure your smoke alarms are working and have a home escape plan with a designated meeting place in front of the house. Once safely outside don't go back in.

For more fire and life safety information, visit: www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/fire or call 503-681-6166.

The fire on Northeast Cornell Avenue was the second large house fire in Washington County over a 24-hour period. Another fire earlier on Wednesday displaced two in Beaverton.

Photo Courtesy: Hillsboro Fire Department