Two fires Thursday caused more than $2 million damage

The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s office is still investigating the causes of two fires Thursday that affected six buildings and caused more than $2 million damage.

The first of the two-alarm fires began at about 4:40 p.m. at 1517 East Reserve St. near Clark College. The fire destroyed the house, a detached garage and a car and damaged a second home at 1523 East Reserve St.

The first home, 1517 East Reserve St., sustained a total loss of $182,921. Of that, $101,260 was in structure damage and $81,661 was in destroyed contents, said Vancouver Fire Marshal Deputy Alicia Perry. The house is owned by Julie E. Flores, according to property records.

A neighboring home at 1523 East Reserve St. sustained $131,208 in total damage, with content damage valued at $67,592 and structural damage to the home valued at $63,616, Perry said. The house is owned by Anne L. Mendoza, according to property records.

The second fire occurred at the Madison Park Apartments, 12901 N.E. 28th St., in Vancouver’s Landover-Sharmel neighborhood. The fire was reported just after 6 p.m. The blaze affected 14 units in two buildings at the apartment complex and damaged two neighboring single-family homes, Perry said.

The two apartment buildings sustained $895,353 in structural damage.

The 14 units had damaged contents valued at a total of $735,469, Perry said. The apartment complex is owned by a company with a Chicago mailing address.

The two adjacent houses sustained a combined total of $80,213 in structural damage. The destroyed contents of those homes was valued at $34,640, Perry said. The names of the homeowners of those residences were not available.

The investigation into the causes of both fires is ongoing.