(Portland, OR) -- Five people died from heat during the summer of 2022 in the Portland area. The Multnomah County Medical Examiner investigated eight deaths that occurred during excessive heat and determined five deaths were caused by hyperthermia. Four of the deaths happened during a week long stretch of hot weather in July. The fifth person died in August when temperatures were above 100 degrees. One person who died was homeless. The four other victims died in buildings. One person died in a house, two died on the fourth floor of an apartment building and one died on the sixth floor. The lack of air conditioning or fans was a significant factor in the deaths.