• Report: Dangerous lockable butane torch started fatal sleeping pod fire

    Report: Dangerous lockable butane torch started fatal sleeping pod fire

    The fatal March 2 sleeping pod fire at the North Portland Road Safe Rest Village was reportedly caused by a lockable butane torch, a type of handheld lighter considered so dangerous that it is banned in Vancouver, British Columbia. KPTV-News reported Portland Fire & Rescue investigators concluded the torch started the fire that killed Scott…