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The Vancouver Fire Department responded to two commercial fires early this morning and saved both buildings. The first business saved is a MAACO at 2735 NE Andreesen. The second business saved is Jay’s Stop and Go at 5620 NE Gher Rd.
Vancouver Firefighters responded to the MAACO fire within six minutes to find the one-story commercial building on fire at 10:19 last night. Due to the industrial nature of the building’s construction and the location of the seat of the fire crews had to use multiple fire attacks of differing types to extinguish the blaze. The fire was attacked from the roof and inside the building. The fire was deemed under control after 70 minutes of intense work by the 26 firefighters on scene. No one was injured.
The second commercial fire was dispatched at 01:48 AM, just after some of the crews had been released from the first fire. Engine six from Vancouver Fire was first to arrive and with it’s fast response was able to stop the fire from doing too much damage inside of the structure and was handled by the first two engines on scene. No injuries were reported at this scene.