"I'm not a hero": Injured firefighter who evacuated buildings before NW Portland explosion
3,285 views · Published 21 October 2016 · 1:17 · Indexed 17 October 2026
Channel: The Oregonian · 2016 · News & Politics
Lt. Peter St. John of the Portland Fire Bureau is recovering from surgery at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Oct. 20, 2016. St Johns was injured during a natural gas explosion near a construction site at Northwest 23rd Avenue and Glisan Street the previous day. St. Johns made the decisions to pull fire alarms, evacuate buildings and have firefighters put on air masks during the gas leak. Read more about Lt. Peter St. John at The Oregonian/OregonLive: http://s.oregonlive.com/ShmbdKK Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=oregoniannews See more on our website: http://www.oregonlive.com/#/0 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oregonian Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoregonian/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theoregonian/ Find us on Snapchat: the.oregonian (or click here for mobile users: https://www.snapchat.com/add/the.oregonian)
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