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Fire damages Northcrest home

No injuries result from Saturday evening fire

The Columbian
Published: December 5, 2009, 12:00am

A Saturday evening fire that started in a bedroom caused significant damage to a house at 5712 Montana Lane, in the Northcrest neighborhood of Vancouver Heights.

The fire was limited to the bedroom and its contents, but there was smoke damage throughout the home, said Jim Flaherty, firefighter-spokesman for the Vancouver Fire Department. The ranch-style home was built in 1966, according to county property records.

The incident was reported at 6:35 p.m. No one was reported injured.

The house is owned by Norma L. Cook, according to county property records. She lives there with her two adult sons.

Due to the smoke damage, the American Red Cross was called to assist the family with lodging for the night. "They should be back in in a couple of days," Flaherty said.

An investigator determined the cause of the fire was a space heater placed too close to combustible materials. Flaherty reminded people that heaters need to be kept at least three feet away from anything which could ignite.
Total damage was estimated at $15,000.

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