$1M damage in fire at Portland church building

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Fifty firefighters were called to battle a smoky two-alarm blaze that burned a church camp building in southeast Portland.

The Oregonian reports (https://is.gd/ElWgf2 ) that fire officials estimate the damage from Monday’s fire at $1 million.

The structure was one of several large buildings at the camp across from the main Apostolic Faith Church.

Investigators think the fire started in a wall near the attic and are looking at electrical wiring in that wall.

Battalion Chief Dan Buckner praised church officials for turning off the power and gas line before fire crews arrived. No one was inside the building.

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Information from: The Oregonian, https://www.oregonlive.com