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Large fire erupts at vacant Portland warehouse on NW Naito Parkway
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Key Points:
- A large fire erupted at the vacant Centennial Mills building in Portland's Pearl District around 3:50 p.m. Sunday, with significant brown smoke visible and multiple alarms requested by Portland Fire & Rescue.
- The warehouse was deemed unsafe for interior firefighting, so crews are conducting only exterior defensive actions due to concerns about structural collapse.
- Heavy fire spread throughout the building, prompting plans to establish safe firefighter positions, while adjacent grass fires and smaller fires in vegetation and rooftops are also being addressed.
- Naito Parkway has been shut down completely due to the fire, and officials have not yet determined the cause or confirmed if anyone was inside the building at the time.
- Firefighters are monitoring the building's stability, noting it appears to be leaning inward, with hopes that any collapse will fall inward rather than outward to minimize risk.
