{"id":117936,"date":"2024-08-31T09:17:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T23:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=117936"},"modified":"2024-08-31T09:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T23:17:45","slug":"fire-damages-train-trestle-in-milwaukie-closes-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=117936","title":{"rendered":"Fire damages train trestle in Milwaukie, closes tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A fire damaged a train trestle in Milwaukie early Tuesday morning, and the tracks in the area have since been closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At about 2:40 a.m., Clackamas Fire crews responded to a fire in a secluded area. Crews arrived and found a train trestle on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials say the fire was quickly knocked down – about 10 minutes after crews arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crews remained on scene for several hours to make sure the fire was completely extinguished and didn\u2019t spread to any nearby brush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the creosote coating on the trestle, Clackamas Fire is working with the DEQ to evaluate the area. The creosote also poses as a fire hazard, so fire crews will continue to monitor the area for hot spots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe expect that there will be some hot spots,\u201d said Denny Dahlgren from Clackamas Fire. \u201cWe have a schedule with our crews that they\u2019ll come back at intervals and will continue to check it until we\u2019re confident that the hot spots won\u2019t be a factor anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is some structural damage to the trestle, which is operated by P&W Railroad. Crews with P&W Railroad were on scene to survey the damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have decided to close the track, at least for a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Damage from the fire on a Milwaukie train trestle.(KPTV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A woman who lives near where the fire happened gave a firsthand account of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just had time to grab my keys, my phone, called 911, threw my dogs in the truck and let the chickens out of the coop and by then the fire was already like halfway to my property and it was really hot and things were melting on the front side of the coop,\u201d the woman continued. \u201cI\u2019m just glad to get them out in time and I can\u2019t believe how fast it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KPTV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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