Banks Fire District Brush Rig 13. Photo: Banks Fire District
LONG ROAD – Fire crews are responding to the scene of a fire on NW Long Road north of Cornelius.
Located at a home near NW 366th Pl., the fire is burning is a basement room of the home, according to FGF&R spokesperson Matt Johnston.
The fire was first reported at 9:11 a.m. this morning.
Crews from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, Cornelius Fire Department, Banks Fire District 13, and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue are on scene, according to Johnston.
According to a social media post from the Cornelius Fire Department, the fire in one room was extinguished by 9:30 a.m., with crews remaining to put out hot spots and ventilate the home.
Chas Hundley is the editor of the Banks Post and sister news publications the Gales Creek Journal and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.