No one was hurt in a dramatic house fire that grabbed the attention of beachgoers on Sunday afternoon at Cannon Beach.
The upper floor of a four-unit building on Hemlock Street caught fire around 4 p.m. Bystanders helped an elderly woman escape from an upper-floor apartment, said Chief Matt Benedict of Cannon Beach Fire & Rescue.
@DailyAstorian Fire happening right now in North Downtown Cannon Beach pic.twitter.com/SuSVg1hcq5
— Mark Sokol (@lordsokol) February 13, 2017
The fire destroyed the upper units of the building, while the lower levels were heavily damaged. The building is likely a total loss, Benedict said.
@Oregonian Fire at Cannon Beach. Police just arrived, building right in the middle of main st. Huge roaring flames.
— Nilesh Ashra (@nileshashra) February 12, 2017
The precise cause hadn’t been determined Sunday evening.
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