Armed Oregon Residents Set Up Roadblocks After A Fire Was Ignited Intentionally, Police Say – By Jake Dima (Daily Caller) / Sept 14 2020
Bands of armed Oregonians blocked roads and demanded identification from motorists after a small fire was ignited intentionally on Saturday, police said.
Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese said the blaze was started by an illegal firework and was put out quickly, according to a Saturday tweet from the department. Oregon has been plagued by wildfires in recent days, as 22 people on the West Coast have lost their lives and large portions of the state were covered by an orange hue, ABC News reported.
“It's the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Unpredictable winds and dry weather threaten to strengthen deadly wildfires in California and Oregon. The latest: https://t.co/JQ70bYiM0J pic.twitter.com/bmqfVoMUTX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 14, 2020
“We started receiving reports of local residents establishing roadblocks in East Multnomah County,” Reese said in the tweet.
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