Hillsboro Kitchen Fire Sends 1 to Local Hospital

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A one-alarm fire sent a Hillsboro woman to a local hospital with minor injuries on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The fire erupted in the kitchen of the log-style home at 425 SE 26th Avenue in Hillsboro. Hillsboro Fire and Rescue responded at 11:43 and the first engine company to arrive at 11:48, the Brookwood Engine #2, found light to moderate smoke in the home down to waist level. At least two people were still inside the house attempting to fight the fire, including a neighbor. Firefighters quickly ushered them outside and extinguished the fire. Damage was confined to the kitchen and amounted to about $500.

The teenage son of the occupant reported to investigators that his mother was asleep while he and four friends were warming pastries in a toaster which had a history of minor malfunctions. The youths left the house briefly to go to a neighbor's home. When they returned, they found smoke in the home and awakened the adult female who began attempting to fight the fire. The woman was taken by Metro West Ambulance to Tuality Community Hospital in Hillsboro for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries and was expected to be released later Saturday.

The home was equipped with smoke alarms and they did operate but did not play a factor in alerting the residents. The fire was discovered prior to the activation of the alarms.

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue reminds you to always remain in the kitchen when cooking or operating cooking appliances. Additionally, your first priority when a fire occurs is to evacuate the house and call 9-1-1. If the fire is spreading rapidly, don't attempt to fight the flames, exit the home immediately. All fires produce deadly carbon monoxide and other toxic gases which can kill you within minutes. For more fire and life safety information, visit www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/fire or call Hillsboro Fire and Rescue at 503-681-6166.



Author:Hillsboro Fire & Rescue Press Release