Food cart fires in Portland not considered related

By Alex Hasenstab (OPB)
Sept. 7, 2022 12:49 a.m.

Two separate fires destroyed food carts in Portland a week apart.

A fire burned multiple carts in Portland’s Eliot neighborhood Sunday evening. Portland Fire and Rescue arrived on scene at the food cart pod on Vancouver Avenue and Fremont Street just after 3 p.m.

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A fire destroyed two food carts on Sept. 4, in Portland's Eliot neighborhood.

A fire destroyed two food carts on Sept. 4, in Portland's Eliot neighborhood.

Portland Fire and Rescue

According to KOIN-TV, the fire destroyed Monkey Thai Street Food and Pepe Chile’s Taqueria. No injuries were reported. Investigators are working to determine the cause, but a spokesperson with Portland Fire and Rescue said it is not considered related to another fire that destroyed a food cart in downtown Portland the previous Sunday.

Portland police said they received calls near 4 a.m. from people reporting an explosion at the 5th Avenue Food Cart Pod on Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Harvey Milk Street.

The blast shattered windows of nearby buildings, according to a press release from the Portland Police Bureau. They didn’t find anyone who was injured.

Officials believe the cause of that fire was propane-related.

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