A man was apparently briefly trapped, and seriously injured, in a burning apartment Saturday evening in Vancouver’s Orchards neighborhood. The man was taken to a hospital by a firefighter-paramedic and an ambulance crew, according to the Vancouver Fire Department.
Two apartments were damaged in the fire at the Nobl Park Apartments, 5909 N.E. 102nd Ave.
Vancouver firefighters were dispatched at 8:13 p.m. to the fire. The first units to arrive found smoke and flames coming from the back side of a ground-floor unit and called for a second alarm after being informed by neighbors that a man was trapped by the fire.
All six residents of the two apartments affected by the fire eventually made it to safety and were assisted by the American Red Cross. The fire was brought under control in about 15 minutes, but crews were on scene for several hours.
