Fire destroys Gresham apartment, displaces family of four

By Rob Cullivan

The Gresham Outlook, Mar 9, 2010, Updated Mar 10, 2010

TOM TRAVER / AMERICAN RED CROSS

A family of four was displaced by a fire that completely destroyed their Gresham apartment.

A fire around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, completely destroyed an apartment in a duplex at 18305 N.E. Wasco St., displacing a family of four, including a father, mother and two teenage children.

The fire was reportedly started when someone in the apartment burned debris in the fireplace. Some of the burning material fell out of the fireplace, igniting papers and other items in the apartment.

No injuries were reported, according to Gresham Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Maunder.

The fire took about 15 minutes to bring under control, he added.

Disaster Responders from the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross provided the family with food, clothing and shelter.

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