Wednesday morning, beginning around 3 a.m., a series of suspicious fires began with a fire in the Kerns Neighborhood of NE Portland at the corner of NE 28th and NE Sandy Blvd.
From this location, approximately 10 fires were ignited as the arsonist moved in a southerly direction with fires occurring in many other neighborhoods ending with a fire in the Hosford-Abernathy Neighborhood at just after 7 a.m.
The PF&R Fire/Arson Investigations Unit, along with their Accelerant Detection Canine Team responded immediately and began investigating this string of fires. Evidence collected at the scenes has led investigators to believe these fires are the work of a serial arsonist.
If you discovered a fire in this geographic area and the fire department did not respond, also please contact Lt. Jason Andersen at 503-823-3787 directly if you feel you have captured this subject on video and can help Portland Fire & Rescue track the subject down.
Source: Portland Fire & Rescue