3-alarm fire burns wooden pallet recycling business in Northeast Portland

Nearly 100 firefighters responded Thursday night to put out a three-alarm fire at a Northeast Portland business that recycles wooden pallets, Portland Fire & Rescue said.

The business also serves as a home.

Firefighters said the fire started outside the business, Mr. Pallets on Northeast 47th Avenue near Columbia Boulevard, in a large stack of wooden pallets, lit a tree on fire and then the structure, which, according to spokesperson Rick Graves, sustained significant damage and collapse.

MORE: https://www.katu.com/news/local/3-alarm-fire-in-pallets-ignites-tree-home-threatens-others-in-whitaker-ponds-natural-area-northeast-portland
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