PF&R Responds To Second Alarm Apartment Fire Caused By Unattended Candle **Update W/Additional Photos** (Photo)
- 10/17/25
At just past midnight this morning, Portland Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to an apartment fire in a four-story apartment building in the Bridlemile neighborhood on Beaverton Hillsdale Highway. Upon their arrival, crews began search and rescue as well as fire suppression operations. A second alarm was called by Incident Command at 12:15 am to have additional resources available to assist with any potential rescue and evacuation needs and to have enough firefighters on scene in case this fire extended into the structure.
Crews found a room and contents fire in an extremely cluttered 4th floor apartment unit that was partially suppressed by the building’s sprinkler system. Crews stretched a hose line to this unit and quickly extinguished the remainder of the fire. Crews found that this fire did not extend into the structure beyond this single apartment unit. Building occupants either self-evacuated or sheltered in place. There were no injuries related to this fire, however one occupant was evaluated by EMS for a possible panic attack. Several apartment residents were displaced from 3rd floor apartments due to water damage and the Red Cross is assisting these occupants.
40 minutes after dispatch, responding second alarm companies were turned around and sent back to their stations and on scene crews began to address water issues in the building due to the sprinkler activation and to ventilate smoke from the structure.
An investigator from PF&R’s Fire Investigations Unit determined that this fire was caused by an unattended candle. The investigator also noted that one smoke alarm in this apartment unit was missing and another was not operational. PF&R would like to remind Portlanders that working smoke alarms save lives and to never leave candles unattended.
PF&R Responds To Second Alarm Apartment Fire Caused By Unattended Candle **Update W/Additional Photos** (Photo)
- 10/17/25
At just past midnight this morning, Portland Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to an apartment fire in a four-story apartment building in the Bridlemile neighborhood on Beaverton Hillsdale Highway. Upon their arrival, crews began search and rescue as well as fire suppression operations. A second alarm was called by Incident Command at 12:15 am to have additional resources available to assist with any potential rescue and evacuation needs and to have enough firefighters on scene in case this fire extended into the structure.
Crews found a room and contents fire in an extremely cluttered 4th floor apartment unit that was partially suppressed by the building’s sprinkler system. Crews stretched a hose line to this unit and quickly extinguished the remainder of the fire. Crews found that this fire did not extend into the structure beyond this single apartment unit. Building occupants either self-evacuated or sheltered in place. There were no injuries related to this fire, however one occupant was evaluated by EMS for a possible panic attack. Several apartment residents were displaced from 3rd floor apartments due to water damage and the Red Cross is assisting these occupants.
40 minutes after dispatch, responding second alarm companies were turned around and sent back to their stations and on scene crews began to address water issues in the building due to the sprinkler activation and to ventilate smoke from the structure.
An investigator from PF&R’s Fire Investigations Unit determined that this fire was caused by an unattended candle. The investigator also noted that one smoke alarm in this apartment unit was missing and another was not operational. PF&R would like to remind Portlanders that working smoke alarms save lives and to never leave candles unattended.