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12350 ne sandy blvd, portland, or 97230, USA

Fire At Former Kmart Building, Portland, Or · NOAAORR-10636

issued
2023-07-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-08-03 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-08-03 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
45.555, -122.535
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Fire at Former Kmart Building, Portland, OR.
12350 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97230, USA.
1. On 20-July-2023 the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) contacted the NOAA SSC about a fire at a former Kmart building in Portland, Oregon that began at 0600L on 19-July and continues to smolder. There is concern of particulates and potential for asbestos released from the fire. There is high media interest and community concerns. The NOAA SSC provided phone support to connect ODEQ with EPA R10 and NWS. EPA had an IMAAC model run for air dispersion to determine where the smoke plume may have gone. NWS provided a SPOT weather forecast. The City of Portland will be testing for asbestos.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: ASBESTOS, FIRE SOOT.
3. POSITION 45.555N 122.535W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10636: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10636

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