Flashover Injures Firefighter During Southeast Portland House Fire
(Portland, OR) -- A firefighter suffered a minor ear burn during a flashover while battling a house fire in the Foster-Powell neighborhood on Wednesday. Crews were inside the heavily cluttered home on Southeast 65th Avenue when the front room suddenly ignited. Firefighters quickly withdrew and brought the blaze under control. No one else was injured, and the home was unoccupied at the time. The cause of the fire is under investigation.



