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Vancouver apartment fire initially reported as electrical issues

Seven people were displaced in the fire on east Fourth Plain

By Amy Libby, Columbian Web Editor
Published: October 21, 2024, 7:47am

Vancouver firefighters spent  41/2 hours combating an apartment fire Sunday night in central Vancouver. The fire displaced seven people from the complex on East Fourth Plain Boulevard.

The Vancouver Fire Department was called about 5:30 p.m. Sunday to Pacific Crest Apartments, 3700 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., for reports that the building was having electrical problems, according to an agency statement.

Arriving firefighters found flames shooting through the roof of the two-story apartment building.

More crews were called to assist because of the size of the building and the fire in the attic. Nine engines and three trucks responded to the blaze.

Firefighters were able to fight the fire from below and stop it from spreading through the entire length of the 16-unit building, according to the statement.

The Red Cross is helping the people who were displaced. No injures were reported.

Fire District 6 assisted with the firefighting efforts. The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.

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