PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say fireworks caused a deadly Fourth of July blaze at an apartment complex in northeast Portland. Portland Fire & Rescue said Thursday that the investigation into the large blaze is still open. Two men died and six other people were hurt, including a 25-year-old woman who remained hospitalized in critical condition. Residents told the Oregonian/OregonLive that people jumped from windows or balconies. Witnesses said one man who died jumped from the porch of his top-floor unit. Other residents said they encouraged his roommate to jump but he didn’t and also died. Portland officials had banned fireworks a few days before the holiday because of hot, dry conditions.
Deadly Portland fire caused by fireworks, officials say
