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80 residents at senior center displaced after fire

The Columbian
Published: July 5, 2010, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tualatin Valley fire authorities say a blaze at an assisted care facility in unincorporated Washington County forced the evacuation of more than 80 senior citizens and damaged the facility’s building.

Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue crews responded to a blaze around 10 p.m. Sunday after a worker at Park Place Assisted Living Community called 911 to report the facility’s roof was on fire.

When firefighters arrived most of the 80 elderly residents, many in wheelchairs or in need of special medical equipment, had already been properly evacuated.

Ambulances and buses were called in to transport many of the residents to temporary shelter. No serious injuries were reported. Two people were transported to area hospitals for evaluation.

Investigators have not determined the cause of the fire, which started at the center’s attic.

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