The Associated Press
OAK GROVE, Ore. — Fire crews in Clackamas County battled a Christmas morning fire at an Oak Grove home — and rescued the gifts from beneath the tree.
Homeowner Ben Milburn says he and his family were beginning to celebrate the holiday when the fire broke out.
He says the firefighters even put the gifts in the family’s car.
Fire crews say the house was heavily damaged.
That was one of at least three residential fires in the region on Christmas morning. A fire spread through a Tualatin apartment complex early in the day, damaging four units and displacing at least one resident.
A fire at a home in Milwaukie displaced three adults and two children.
All three fires were put out. No injuries were reported.