The fire that destroyed a 113-year-old Southwest Portland apartment building on Tuesday wasn't the first fire for the old place. In June of 1921, a fire at the May apartments — then just 11 years old — claimed the life of Lt. Karl Gunster, 41. He was the head of the firefighters union. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/downtown-portland-apartment-building-fire-collapse/283-95d2642f-4c30-4387-880f-9ef0c736b279 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw