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At 10:30 am this morning, firefighters were alerted to an automatic commercial fire alarm at 305 SE Edgeway Drive in the Wyndhaven Apartment complex. Additional calls from the premise reported building alarms activated and smoke coming from the third and fourth floor of the building. Given this new information, the call was upgraded to a commercial fire task force. Additional units were dispatched including from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Engine 64 arrived first on the scene and made entry into the building. Assisted by Hillsboro Fire Engine 6, firefighters were able to locate the fire inside a metal waste container inside the building’s trash room and quickly extinguish the fire. Smoke had filled the small room and was traveling throughout the building via the multi-story trash chute. Reports indicated, and crews confirmed, that all building occupants were able to exit the building safely. No injuries were reported.
A Hillsboro Fire Investigator determined the cause of the fire to be spontaneous combustion.
Hillsboro Fire and Rescue reminds you to exercise caution when cooking and disposing of used cooking oils.
Hillsboro Fire & Rescue was assisted by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Hillsboro Police, and Metro West Ambulance.
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