A Sunday afternoon fire heavily damaged a home along busy Northeast Thurston Way in the VanMall neighborhood. Vancouver firefighters were called at 1:43 p.m. to a house fire at 4214 N.E. Thurston Way, south of Highway 500.
By the time firefighters arrived three minutes later, a large plume of dark smoke could be seen throughout the entire area.
Firefighters were able to rescue a dog from the single-story burning home, and kept the fire from spreading into the house next door. The neighboring house did suffer minor exterior damage.
Five fire engines and both of the city’s ladder trucks were dispatched to the fire before the flames were knocked down. In all 26 firefighters fought the blaze.
