03-18-2024  10:01 pm   •   PDX and SEA Weather
House leveled by explosion near Peninsula Park. (Photo: Jerry Foster)
By The Skanner News | The Skanner News
Published: 25 July 2017

An explosion and fire that leveled a house near Penisula Park in North Portland Monday afternoon also damaged two neighboring houses.

At 2:45 p.m. the loud blast briefly shook The Skanner's office, followed by gray smoke and debris in the atmosphere. Neighborhors said they felt the explosion blocks away.

KATU News reports that two people have died -- one person was found dead at the site and another died later at the hospital. A firefighter was also hospitalized with minor injuries.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosion. 

 

Recently Published by The Skanner News

  • Default
  • Title
  • Date
  • Random

The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast