Abandoned Home Burns North Of Forest Grove (Photo) - 02/24/26

At 7:03pm on Tuesday February 24th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire on NW Highway 47, near the community of Greenville. Motorists on Highway 47 called in the fire stating a building was engulfed in flames. Minutes after being dispatched, the first fire units arrived on scene to find an abandoned house fully engulfed in flames and starting to collapse. Firefighters worked on extinguishing the fire while preventing embers from spreading to a nearby structure. Within minutes of firefighters arriving, the whole structure had collapsed onto itself. It took firefighters approximately 45 minutes to extinguish the majority of the fire with several hidden hot spots under the collapsed debris.
 

Due to the rural location with no fire hydrants, firefighters had to bring water to the scene in water tender vehicles that carry 3,000 gallons of water. During the incident, a one mile stretch of Highway 47 was closed for almost two hours due to fire apparatus operating at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
 

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Banks Fire District, Cornelius Fire Department, AMR Washington County, Washington County Sheriffs Office, Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Transportation. 
 

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