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News Release
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Mobile Home Fire Displaces Two In Hillsboro (Photo) - 03/03/24

At 7:03 p.m. this evening, Hillsboro Fire and Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a reported mobile home fire in the 1900 block of SE Minter Bridge Road in Hillsboro. Residents reported fire and smoke coming from the rear of the home. Additional callers to 911 reported seeing heavy smoke and 20-foot flames billowing from the same area in the back of the home. 

Engine 2 arrived to find the rear of the mobile home fully involved in fire and initiated an attack on the fire while additional firefighters searched the home for victims. Due to the extent of the fire and concerns for fire extension to adjacent structures, the fire was upgraded to a first alarm to bring additional resources and personnel to the incident. The nearest fire hydrant was located on the east side of SE Minter Bridge Road. This prompted a temporary shutdown of the road between SE River Road and Tualatin Valley Highway to connect and lay in a large-diameter fire hose to supply water to the fire crews. Firefighters extinguished the fire within 20 minutes and spent additional time extinguishing hot spots. They salvaged some important personal belongings for the residents in the badly fire-damaged area of the home. 

Initial reports were that two pets were inside the structure when the fire started. Firefighters confirmed that two adult residents evacuated the home safely after hearing their smoke alarms alerting. They confirmed that the residents were not injured and that they didn’t have any pets living with them in the home. No other injuries were reported.

A Hillsboro Fire Investigator responded to the scene and is working to determine the cause of the fire. 

A public safety chaplain responded to the scene to provide support and assistance to the residents who were displaced because of the fire. The American Red Cross is providing additional support.  

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue reminds community members of these important fire safety tips:

  • Working smoke alarms can save lives. Test them once per month and practice your home escape plan. 
  • Never re-enter a home to retrieve pets or belongings. 
  • Call 911 from a safe place away from danger.

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, Hillsboro Police, AMR Ambulance, Portland General Electric, and Hillsboro Public Safety Chaplains assisted Hillsboro Fire & Rescue. We also thank Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue for providing emergency response coverage of our fire stations during the incident. 

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