Portland fire officials announced that the two victims of the fire have died.
"Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the two people who's [sic] lives were lost in todays [sic] early morning fire," said Chief Erin Janssens in a news release. "I am thankful for the passerby that stopped and notified all of the residents in the apartment complex to evacuate, and the quick actions of our firefighters to stop the fire from spreading to the rest of the building."
Two men were injured in a Friday morning apartment fire in Southeast Portland.
Ron Rouse, Portland Fire Bureau spokesman said fire crews arrived on scene to the one-story apartment complex in the Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood at 7:17 a.m., two minutes after receiving the first call.
They were greeted by smoke and flames jutting out the backside of an apartment in the 3900 block of Southeast Gladstone.
Rouse said it's a good thing the firefighters arrived so quickly. "Our crews that arrived went into rescue mode," he said.
Rouse said he didn't know the seriousness of the two victims' injuries, but said they were transported to separate Portland hospitals.