PORTLAND, Ore. – A home that was featured in a KATU News report in 2010 was hit by fire early Thursday morning.
The house, located near Northeast 126th Avenue and Glisan Street, close to the Glendoveer Golf Course, was featured in a story by KATU Problem Solver Shellie Bailey-Shah about the home being an abandoned “nuisance house.”
However it appears that before the fire started the owners were trying to turn things around. Fire bureau spokesman Paul Corah said it appears a renovation was underway in the house.
Fire investigators are still completing their investigation, but Corah said the initial indication is that the fire is related to the renovation.
A KATU News crew saw police detain one person at the scene, but Corah said she was later released. He said she just happened to be walking in the vicinity.
Firefighters said the home was unoccupied and empty of furnishings as they fought the blaze, which they responded to at about 2 a.m.