Riot Declared as Fire Burns in Portland Police Union Offices

Riot Declared as Fire Burns in Portland Police Union Offices
Security video from inside a Portland Police Association office shows unidentified people tossing flaming debris inside during a riot in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 8. 2020. Courtesy of Portland Police Association
The Associated Press
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PORTLAND, Ore.—A fire inside a police union building led authorities in Portland, Oregon, to declare a riot and force protesters away from the offices as violent demonstrations continue in the city.

Three officers were hurt, including two who were taken to a hospital, during efforts to clear a crowd of several hundred people outside the Portland Police Association building late Saturday, police said in a statement. The two hospitalized officers have since been released.