Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R), with assistance from Dundee Fire, worked to extinguish a commercial fire in the 400 block of W 1st Street in Newberg. The fire prompted the closure of Highway 99W in both directions, with Newberg-Dundee Police managing traffic control. Callers to 911 reported seeing heavy black smoke emanating from the building, and upon arrival, firefighters found pressurized smoke coming from all four sides.
Crews then began efforts to extinguish the blaze. “There are currently no reported injuries, and it is too early to have information on cause,” said a spokesperson. A business in the area is Moreno Tires, but TVF&R did not confirm whether it’s the building that caught fire. As of 6:12 p.m., TVF&R posted on social media that the fire had been brought under control and that crews found pressurized smoke on all four sides of the building. They also reported a sagging roof.
