Less asbestos than initially feared in Portland Kmart fire debris
Initial testing confirmed asbestos in some debris, but officials said subsequent testing showed much less contamination than the initial results had indicated.
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Initial testing confirmed asbestos in some debris, but officials said subsequent testing showed much less contamination than the initial results had indicated.
When a former Kmart building in a vacant lot at Northeast 122nd Avenue and Sandy Boulevard went up in flames Wednesday, residents of the surrounding Parkrose and Argay Terrace neighborhoods were concerned. In addition to the thick, black smoke billowing above the area, neighbors reported finding large chunks of ash in their gardens and nearby Luuwit View Park. Confirming their fears was a notice released last night by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)...
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Police investigate Saturday homicide, carjacking and fatal crash April 11 2021 The names of the victims and suspects in the April 10 incidents are not immediately released. Police are investigating a homicide, a carjacking that left one person seriously injured and a fatal collision, all on Saturday, April 10. The victims were not immediately identified. One person had been detained and another arrested. The investigation into the fatal shooting began at 1:15 p.m. when Central Precinct officers responded to a death investigation call at an apartment on Northwest Second Avenue bet...
Portland shooting and carjacking suspect detained after crashing into a fence, police say Updated Apr 10, 2021; Facebook Share The victim sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and is recovering, police said. Officers were dispatched to Northeast 127th Avenue and Northeast Fremont Street around 6 p.m. in response to reports of a shooting. They found the wounded victim and learned that a man had carjacked a driver parked by Luuwit View Park. The police bureau did not say if the shooting victim and driver were one and the same. Officers found the stolen car, but the suspect would...