MILWAUKIE, Ore. — The Clackamas Fire Department responded to a commercial fire that prompted road closures in Milwaukie on Wednesday afternoon.
Fire crews responded to the fire right before 5 p.m. The fire broke out in a parking lot, spreading quickly to at least one neighboring building. The smoke plume could be seen for miles.
At around 5:40 p.m., Clackamas Fire said that the fire was under control.
Fire officials said the fire started in some bushes and spread to cars. It then went towards a nearby apartment building. Residents of the building had to evacuated.
The fire gutted at least one apartment unit in the building though the full extent of damage to the building was not reported.
No injuries were reported.
Southbound lanes of Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard near Jennings Avenue were closed while crews responded to the fire.
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