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Ice Cube’s tour bus damaged by fire while in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Ice Cube and his touring crew are safe after a fire occurred on the exterior of his tour bus in Portland earlier this week.

The incident occurred after the rapper and movie star stopped at the Moda Center for a performance on Monday.

Portland Fire and Rescue confirmed that on Tuesday, the front passenger tire of a charter bus caught fire near Southwest Oak Street and Southwest Broadway.

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“We extinguished the fire and used a fan to ventilate the smoke from the bus,” said Rick Graves, a PF&R spokesperson.

Graves added that the cause of the fire is under investigation. He also said he was not aware of who was using the bus.

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KOIN 6 News reached out to an individual representing Ice Cube, saying the artist’s crew is safe and sound after the incident.

“I’m not taking this incident as a personal attack,” Ice Cube said in a statement. “A coward like that would burn anybody’s property that was out there at the time.”

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