At 4:50 am on Tuesday morning firefighters responded to the report of a house on fire at 6750 SE 76th Ave. Prior to the arrival of firefighters a Portland Police sergeant, on patrol in the area, reported that the house was “fully engulfed in flame”.

Firefighters arrived minutes later and began fire attack and rescue operations. As it turned out all of the people in the house at the time of the fire escaped before firefighters arrived. Two cats and a small dog perished in the fire, fortunately 2 dogs escaped.

One of the occupants said, “I woke up, saw flames climbing up the drapes. I ran out and woke up my roommate on the way and we both got out.”

Fire investigators are on scene and are sifting through the rubble in an attempt to identify the cause of the fire.

One firefighter was injured while operating a saw on the roof of the house. He was transported to Portland Adventist hospital with a cut to the leg.

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