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PublishedFebruary 6, 2015
Only memories remain after crew tears down Portland house where fire killed 6
Neighbors stop to watch the house at 20-24 Noyes St. come down, and to remember the young adults who died.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2015
Portland halted fire inspections of apartments a year ago
The fire chief cites other safety priorities, even though guidelines call for annual visits. The public was not told about the program's suspension, but city officials deny concealing it.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2015
Portland landlord in fatal fire case faces citation for nearby apartments
The city says Gregory Nisbet failed to meet a deadline for correcting code violations.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2015
Landlords urge Portland not to impose costly burdens
A task force is considering recommendations to strengthen rental housing inspections in the wake of a deadly fire.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2015
Our View: As more tenants turn to rooming houses, city’s oversight lags
Regulation and enforcement are critical to ensuring that Portland's low-income renters have safe places to live.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2015
Portland task force set to recommend creating fire safety division
In response to a fatal fire on Noyes Street, the agency would step up inspections of apartment buildings in the city.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2015
Noyes Street fire report sparks concern about rooming houses
Many believe that numerous Portland homes are being used as rooming houses without required safety upgrades.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2015
Owner asks to demolish house in Portland where fire killed 6 people
Gregory Nisbet, who owns the house on Noyes Street where the fire broke out Nov. 1, has applied for a permit to tear it down.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2015
Portland gives landlord Feb. 2 deadline to fix code violations
City officials say the building at 186-188 Dartmouth St., owned by Gregory Nisbet, has problems similar to those at Nisbet's building on Noyes Street where a fire killed six people.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2015
Deadly Portland fire was caused by cigarette butt, investigators say
The Noyes Street building where six young people died had no working smoke detectors, says Portland Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria.
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