SE Portland church catches fire, may have been intentional authorities said
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fire at a Southeast Portland Catholic church may have been intentionally set, authorities said.
According to Portland Fire & Rescue, crews responded to a fire at the Sacred Heart Church on Southeast 11th in Portland's Brooklyn neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
The fire was quickly put out, but authorities said an investigator is on the way to the scene and that the fire may have been intentionally set.
Stay with KOIN 6 as we bring you more on this developing story.
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