An arson fire did $30,000 to a vacant store on MacArthur Boulevard early Saturday morning, according to the Vancouver Fire Department
The fire was reported about 2:30 a.m. in the Paulsons Shopping Center, 7635 MacArthur Blvd., and firefighters were presented with a complication when they arrived on scene, said VFD Capt. Kevin Murray.
Murray said the fire was concentrated around a natural gas meter on the south side of a vacant thrift store, which meant putting out the fire without shutting off the gas flow would have resulted in a major gas leak.
Firefighters sprayed water to cool the walls of the building until the gas could be shut off, then extinguished the blaze.
