PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Fire & Rescue says a lighted cigarette ignited a couch in a Portland apartment complex, causing an estimated $640,000 damage. Firefighters found a cat unconscious from smoke after the Wednesday afternoon fire and used a pet resuscitation kit to revive it. Fire spokesman Paul Corah says the cat is expected to survive.
Corah says fire crews responded after a passer-by saw heavy smoke and flames coming from one unit of the four-plex.
Firefighters initially were told an elderly woman might be in the unit but they found only the cat.
Corah tells the Oregonian that the unit’s smoke detector had no batteries.
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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
