Details are sketchy yet, but my brother Tim, whom many of you Portlanders have now met, had a fire in his apartment this morning. The damage isn't total, but its devastating. He did not have rental insurance, and the fire marshall says the cause is an extension cord he had daisy-chained into a surge protector. Tim is unharmed physically but he is a basket case right now. I haven't talked to him personally yet, there was a message on my answering machine. His friend called me to fill me in on what details I do know.
The windows are knocked out, some of the walls had holes knocked into them, the floor will have to be ripped out to get to some of the damage. It went into the next unit and the smoke damage is extensive.
I just got a call from him, he has to move out while it gets repaired, they have to gut the apartment to fix it. I'll probably be down there sometime in the next few days or by the weekend to help. At this point we don't know where he'll stay or anything else.
Well I just wanted some cyber hugs for Tim and for myself so I thought I'd put this out there.
Perhaps if you Portlanders need a haircut in the near future you could throw some business his way, he'll need it!
Sherry