PORTLAND, Ore. — Fire investigators say six fires in North Portland are being investigated as arson.
Both vehicles and structures were burned early Wednesday morning, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. The fires were started at the following locations:
- 3836 North Borthwick Avenue
- 798 North Failing Street
- 4284 North Maryland Avenue
- 5055 North Interstate Avenue
- 5501 North Interstate Avenue
- 7350 North Greenwich Avenue
A shed and garbage cans outside George's Corner Tavern were burned just after 5 a.m. The restaurant is located at 5501 North Interstate Avenue. Co-owner David Harmsen says the amount lost is unknown at this point.
"We lost some equipment, we lost supplies, we lost financial records, we lost some general tools. Quite a bit of stuff actually," Harmsen said.
In a year when every seat in a restaurant counts, Harmsen says the back patio of the restaurant is now unusable.
"Losing some of that seating during that period is really, I couldn't even begin to tell you what it's gonna cost us, but it's a bad deal," he said.
Fire investigators are asking people to review any surveillance video from those locations. Anyone with video or information that could help investigators is asked to call (503) 823-INFO (4636).