Occupants Rescued From Early Morning 3 Alarm Apartment Fire

November 18, 2006 Oregon - Five occupants were rescue from their 3rd floor apartment balconies during an early morning 3-alarm fire in SE Portland Saturday. Firefighters arrived at the Starcrest Manor apartment complex located at 12636 SE Alder St and found heavy fire in the front stairway of a 12-unit apartment building. The fire was burning from ground level to the top of the 3 story stairway enclosure and blocked the only means of escape for occupants inside the apartments. As firefighters were ...