Fire investigators say an electrical failure caused a fire that caused $600,000 damage to a Yacolt house and its contents.
A motion sensor for exterior lights, mounted on the southwest corner of the house, failed and caused the fire, according to Clark County Senior Deputy Fire Marshal Susan Anderson.
“It is unknown if the problem originated in the motion sensor itself, or the associated electrical connections,” Anderson said.
A neighbor called 911 to report the fire at the house, 36603 N.E. Lakeview Drive, just before 7 p.m. Friday. No one was home at the time of the fire.