Large fire destroys former Kmart building in Northeast Portland

The fire broke out Wednesday morning at the abandoned building near Northeast 122nd and Northeast Sandy Boulevard.

PORTLAND, Oregon — A large fire completely gutted the interior an old Kmart building near Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard in Portland Wednesday morning.

Firefighters began responding to the blaze at around 6:30 a.m. Rick Graves, public information officer for Portland Fire & Rescue, told KGW that an officer leaving a training station across the street from the abandoned Kmart building saw the fire and called for assistance.

A massive plume of smoke could be seen from around the neighborhood Wednesday morning.

Portland Fire & Rescue said

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