Dark smoke billows on Ross Island due to large fire in abandoned structure
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dark smoke is billowing through the sky in Southeast Portland due to a “wild land” fire on Ross Island on Saturday, officials say.
Portland Fire and Rescue crews responded to the fire near the Willamette River east bank at Ross Island around 4:43 p.m.
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The cause of the fire remains unknown, but officials say it may be connected to the island’s abandoned structures from the former Ross Island Sand and Gravel Co.
“Land-based crews have made access to what’s on fire on the island,” PF&R shared in a post on social media. “Old abandoned equipment and tractor tires.”
Crews are on the island to extinguish the garbage and tires that caught flame. PF&R said most of the fire had been contained by 7:30, but “the problem is the tires keep reigniting.”
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