A bathroom fan emitting smoke triggered a fire alarm Tuesday morning and initiated a system that shut down the breaker panels at the Clark County Vocational Skills Center, prompting an evacuation.
The four building compound was evacuated when firefighters arrived, said Jim Flaherty, Vancouver Fire Department firefighter-spokesman. Firefighters were dispatched at about 8 a.m.
The “shut trip system,” which locked gas lines, is a safety mechanism in place to help control an active fire.
“All the systems worked perfectly,” Flaherty said. “The campus was evacuated and there was access. It couldn’t have worked any better.”
