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Woman found dead at burning North Portland home

Portland Fire and Rescue says one person was found dead on the porch of a burning home on North Wabash Avenue overnight.

PORTLAND, Ore. – A woman was found dead on the front porch of a burning home in North Portland late Thursday night.

Firefighters were dispatched about 11:30 p.m. to the 8200 block of North Wabash Avenue on a report of a house fire with a woman still inside.

Arriving crews saw the home was engulfed in flames. As they started to fight the fire, they found the woman dead.

Homicide detectives are now assigned to this case, after firefighters found a woman’s body on the front porch. Call...

Posted by Maggie Vespa KGW on Friday, February 16, 2018

The cause remains under investigation. Portland Fire & Rescue arson investigators and the Portland Police Bureau homicide detail are helping with the death investigation.

Neighbors said the retired couple who lived at the home were beloved by everyone. They saw the husband outside watching his house burn last night. They said he was gone when the fire started.

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