A house fire that killed a pit bull in Vancouver’s Northwest neighborhood started after the dog jumped toward a stovetop, inadvertently turning a knob, according to the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office.
Emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 2:30 p.m. June 2 to 1016 N.W. 56th Way. By the time they arrived, flames had engulfed the back side and roof of the single-story house, about 70 percent of the structure, Vancouver Fire Capt.
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