Sheriff: 4 fatalities confirmed from Almeda Fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Four people have died in the Almeda Fire, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday night. While that figure is confirmed, it is still a preliminary number as recovery teams continue to sift through the neighborhoods damaged by the fire.
The Almeda Fire left a trail of devastation behind in Southern Oregon. Hundreds of homes and businesses across Talent and Pheonix were destroyed and much of the area remains under a Level 3 evacuation order.Initially, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said dozens of people were listed as missing. By Saturday night, the sheriff’s office revised that figure to just one missing person.
“There were approximately 50 persons being sought as missing related to the fire as of this morning. This afternoon that number was reportedly at zero. But Detectives have updated that and believe there is at least one person still unaccounted for. This number fluctuates with the potential for more as yet unreported missing persons being reported.”
For residents in the area, there’s little left to do but try and pick up the pieces. Evacuation orders and roadblocks are still active, but some people still returned to dig through the ashes of what was once their homes. Source
Man charged with arson in connection with Almeda Fire in southern Oregon
A man was arrested on arson charges Friday for allegedly setting a fire earlier this week in southern Oregon, while the region was already beset with the Almeda Fire.
Michael Jarrod Bakkela, 41, was charged with two counts of arson, along with 15 counts of criminal mischief and 14 counts of reckless endangering.On Tuesday, residents called 911 after seeing a man light a fire behind their house in Phoenix around 5 p.m. local time, police said. The witnesses had fled their home "due to the impending fire," the sheriff's office said.
When Oregon State Police troopers and Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived, Bakkela "was standing close to a very large fire threatening several homes," the sheriff's office alleged. Source
Why are you lying to people? What's wrong with you? Antifa folks believe in Climate Change. The absolute last thing they would do is start fires.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/west-coast-fires-antifa-conspiracies-arson-arrests
Delete