2 including officer injured in Portland hotel fire

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a police officer was injured while rescuing someone in a Portland hotel room after a fire broke out.

Portland Fire & Rescue said on Twitter the fire started Wednesday evening on the fourth floor of a Comfort Inn hotel in a bathroom.

Lt. Rich Chatman of Portland Fire & Rescue said the officer arrived first and saw the hotel manager trying to help a person stuck inside a room. He says the officer forced the door open and rescued the person inside.

Authorities say the officer was injured during the rescue.

KGW-TV reports (https://goo.gl/Eo5ChQ) the hotel occupant and officer were taken to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

The extent of their injuries was not known and the officer was not immediately identified.

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Information from: KGW-TV, https://www.kgw.com/