Gresham restaurant recovering after 2nd fire in 3 years

The owner of Heidi’s of Gresham said he believes both fires were set intentionally.

GRESHAM, Ore. — The smell of smoke lingered behind Heidi’s Restaurant in Gresham on Monday, after crews responded to a fire there early Sunday morning. Charred plywood and melted fencing hung off the backside of the Gresham landmark on Northeast Cleveland Avenue and Burnside Road.

Owner Sam Hinshaw said the fire destroyed several freezers and some equipment. Fortunately, crews put out the fire before it spread to the inside of the building and no one was hurt.

“(Fire investigators) thought it to be intentional,” Hinshaw said. “It’s an unfortunate thing.”

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