House Fire Displaces Three Residents (Photo) - 03/01/26

At 4:54pm on Sunday March 1st, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire in the 1600 block of A Street. Residents reported light smoke in the second floor of the house. When fire crews arrived, they found increased levels of black smoke from the upstairs portion of the house. Firefighters were able to quickly find the fire and extinguish it, preventing it from spreading to other rooms in the house. 

Three residents were in the home when the smoke was discovered, two of them suffered from smoke inhalation. They were assessed on scene by medical crews, but didn't require transport to a hospital. The three residents are receiving assistance from Red Cross on temporary housing as the house received water and smoke damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue wants to remind citizens to have a working smoke alarm in each bed room as well as outside sleeping areas on each floor.

Our crews received assistance on scene from Cornelius Fire Department, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Gaston Fire District, AMR, Forest Grove Police, Red Cross Cascades, Forest Grove Light & Power and NW Natural.

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