Crime & Safety

Portland Fire - House Fire Sends Person to Burn Unit

The fire on SE 138th Avenue happened just before midnight.

One person was brought to the burn unit at Legacy Emanuel Hospital after suffering serious burns in a house fire.

It happened just before midnight Sunday on the 1700 block of Southeast 138th Avenue.

Portland fire says the person and others had managed to get out of the house.

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Two other people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The cause of the fire, which had been confined to a bedroom, has not yet been determined.

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