PORTLAND -- Lightning put on quite a show in the Portland and Vancouver Metro areas Wednesday night and the storm even sparked some small fires.

Firefighters had to hike up a hill to reach a grass fire likely sparked by lightning near NE 78th Street and NE 16th Avenue around 4 a.m., Thursday. Some brush was burned but there was no significant damage since firefighters were able to attack the flames so quickly.

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Lightning arcs across Portland's skyline

In Portland, a small fire broke out during the lightning storm near NW Front Street and NW Kittridge. Lightning also hit a power line there, around 2:30 Thursday morning. KGW viewers shot and shared pictures of the amazing light show.

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The Newschannel 8 Rose City Sky Cam caught several lightning strikes on video as the camera pointed toward downtown Portland. The storm lasted several hours, from Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

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Officials with Portland General Electric said there were many scattered outages and overall, about 3,600 people were without power in areas stretching from Salem and Portland to Banks and Gresham.