![Portland Fire & Rescue work at the scene of a major apartment fire in downtown Portland, Ore., Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Firefighters rescued people and at least one dog from a dramatic, three-alarm apartment fire in downtown Portland on Tuesday before they were ordered to fall back. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2023/05/17/AP23136721467560_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Portland Fire & Rescue work at the scene of a major apartment fire in downtown Portland, Ore., Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Firefighters rescued people and at least one dog from a dramatic, three-alarm apartment fire in downtown Portland on Tuesday before they were ordered to fall back. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP)
May 17, 2023
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More than a dozen people, 3 dogs rescued from apartment fire in downtown Portland, Oregon
The cause of the blaze wasn’t immediately known, but it appears to have started on the third floor and jumped to the fourth, Graves said