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Police: Portland man arrested twice for starting multiple brush fires, including one with Molotov cocktail

By Anthony Leonardi
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Police: Portland man arrested twice for starting multiple brush fires, including one with Molotov cocktail

A man in Portland, Oregon, was arrested twice this weekend and faces charges after police said he started several brush fires amid the disastrous wildfires on the West Coast.

On Sunday afternoon, police were called to assist Portland firefighters with a brush fire burning along the I-205 freeway. Police said 45-year-old Domingo Lopez Jr. started the fire by using a Molotov cocktail.

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