Pittock Mansion decorates for its centennial holiday

Portland's Pittock Mansion kicked off its holiday season with a member's party Nov. 23, 2014.

(Randy L. Rasmussen)

Firefighters are scrambling to extinguish a small brush fire that has broken out in Forest Park near the famed Pittock Mansion.

Lt. Rich Tyler, a Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman, said eight firefighters are on the scene at the 20-by-40-foot blaze, which is not accessible by road.

The fire is between Pittock Mansion and Northwest Cornell Road on Forest Park's Upper Macleay Trail.

"The challenge is it's only accessible by trail, so we're going to have to get there by foot and by ATV," he said.

Fire officials do not yet know what caused the blaze.

More crews are on the way, and barring a change in the calm weather that has kept the fire's spread slow, Tyler said crews expect to extinguish the blaze this morning.

-- Kelly House

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