Eleven people displaced in early morning apartment fire

An early morning dryer fire at an apartment complex Thursday in the Five Corners area displaced 11 people.

Crews with the Vancouver Fire Department were called to The Mews at Cascadia Village, 9600 N.E. 73rd St., at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday. The Mews is a subsidized complex for low-income households that’s owed by Reach Community Development.

But by the time firefighters got there, the fire was already contained to the dryer, Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Young said.

“The sprinklers did their job and protected the people,” he said.

Two apartment units were damaged in the fire, Young said. Seven adults and four children were displaced, according to the American Red Cross.

The organization provided temporary housing, food, clothing, comfort kits and information about recovery services.

Young said that the fire, which caused an estimated $20,000 to $25,000 in damage, likely was caused by clothes in the dryer catching fire.