SE Portland church catches fire, may have been intentional authorities said
According to Portland Fire & Rescue, crews responded to a fire at the Sacred Heart Church on Southeast 11th in Portland's Brooklyn neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
The fire was quickly put out, but authorities said an investigator is on the way to the scene and that the fire may have been intentionally set.
Stay with KOIN 6 as we bring you more on this developing story.
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