VIDEO: A shelter-in-place was briefly issued in Forest Grove due to a gas leak at the scene of a two-alarm fire Tuesday morning. At about 9 a.m., Forest Grove Fire & Rescue responded to a house fire at 2322 Rhodora Street. A large column of smoke was visible, and when firefighters arrived, they found a large amount of fire in the back of the house with flames that had started spreading throughout the house. Due to the amount of fire, crews upgraded the fire from a one-alarm fire to a two-alarm fire.
It took crews about 30 minutes to knock down the flames and another hour of putting out hot spots. A shelter-in-place notice was issued for anyone within a quarter mile of the scene due to a gas cylinder with unknown contents venting underneath the burning debris. The notice was lifted by 9:38 a.m. after crews determined it was a propane tank and it had stopped venting. Two people were home at the time of the fire and were able to evacuate from the house. One of the residents was evaluated by emergency services for possible burns and did not need to be treated at a hospital.
