Social media activists shared footage of the fire in Portland, Oregon, in the early hours of the morning.
Activists picked up videos of the fire in the Portland city police station, and the violent attack on the demonstrators after the accident, as the police fired heavy gas canisters, causing many injuries and suffocation among the demonstrators.
Ppa is on fire. pic.twitter.com/GPP1HdZmoc
- Griffin - Live from the Justice Center (@ GriffinMalone6) July 19, 2020
The police also used batons and sticks to suppress the protesters, and arrested dozens of them.
Later, the police announced in their official Twitter account that they put out the fire.
People have broken into the Portland Police Association office and lit the building on fire.
- Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 19, 2020
There's now a dumpster fire in front of ppa building. Police are telling people to move to the east and force may be used against them. pic.twitter.com/k7rCekhUGc
- Blair Stenvick (@BlairStenvick) July 19, 2020
This incident comes in light of the continuing demonstrations in Portland, which broke out more than a month after the killing of George Floyd, an African American, at the hands of the police in late May, and to demand that the city's police be dissolved as a result of his repeated attacks on demonstrators, they say.
Second bull rush. Protesters tackled. At least one bike confiscated. pic.twitter.com/r5X00K85cN
- Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) July 19, 2020
Federal police strike protester with baton, use pepper spray and tear gas outside courthouse in Portland pic.twitter.com/VX2xTVaaYq
- Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) July 19, 2020