PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Two people were hospitalized after one went back into a burning Milwaukie townhome to rescue the other late Saturday morning.
Just after 10:30 a.m., multiple crews in Clackamas County responded to reports of a structure fire in the 14800 block of Southeast Rupert Drive with someone trapped inside a second-story bedroom.
Additionally, a second resident had gone back inside the home to help rescue them.
Officials said first arriving crews from Oak Grove noticed there was fire showing out the first floor window, making it difficult to enter through the front door. But once inside, they went upstairs to search for the two residents, immediately finding one.
Clackamas Fire District crews then arrived, with some firefighters using a hose line to fight the flames, whi