Man drives car full of explosives into building of Oregon athletic club
Read Original Source
A man is dead after he drove a car full of explosives and propane into a popular Portland, Oregon, athletic club on Saturday in what police described as an “isolated” incident. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Investigators found multiple incendiary devices, improvised explosive devices and propane tanks, according to police. Some had partially detonated; others were in “varying states of activation,” police said.
AI Summary
Main Idea: A man drove a car packed with explosives and propane into Portland’s Multnomah Athletic Club, killing himself and forcing a major police bomb-squad response.
Key Points:
- Police said the crash and fire at the club was an isolated incident and they do not believe it was domestic terrorism.
- Investigators found several incendiary devices, improvised explosive devices, and propane tanks, some of which had partially detonated.
- The scene was still being cleared more than 14 hours later, with robots used because remaining devices could still be dangerous.
- The Multnomah Athletic Club is closed indefinitely while police, FBI, and ATF teams investigate.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
The attack at the Multnomah Athletic Club may shake local safety and force nearby businesses, workers, and members to deal with closures and fear.
Positive Impact
Law enforcement’s response may improve bomb safety planning and help reduce risk in future incidents.
How did each entity affect people?
Rate how each entity in this article affected the American people.
- Major:Multnomah Athletic Clubcultural institution
Candidate Entities7 candidates · 5 weighted vote min · 70% decision
- Multnomah Athletic Clubcultural institutionMajorEvaluated
Central location and institution affected by the incident; closed indefinitely and described as a community hub.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosivesgovernment agency or bodyContextCandidate
Assisting local police with the investigation of explosive devices.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Charles LevertonpersonContextCandidate
General manager of the club, quoted about the closure and recovery effort.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Federal Bureau of Investigationgovernment agency or bodyContextCandidate
Assisting local police with the investigation.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Officer Jim DeFrainpersonContextCandidate
Named police official leading the explosive disposal unit and describing the scene.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Portland Fire and Rescuegovernment agency or bodyContextCandidate
Responded to control the fire and support the scene response.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Portland Police Chief Bob DaypersonContextCandidate
Named police chief commenting on the investigation and describing the incident as isolated.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold
Comments 0
Comments here are the same thread shown when this article appears in The Pulse.
No comments on this article yet.
Sign in to comment