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Fatality fire in Vancouver (Photo) - 12/02/21

At 630 am on Thursday morning the Vancouver Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 15513 NE 99th street. A large plume of smoke could be seen from miles away by responding fire units. The first arriving fire engine arrived within 5 minutes and found heavy fire and smoke coming from the front of the house. Two adult residents had already escaped and told firefighters there was another resident still inside. Firefighters immediately entered the house to search for the victim while others extended a hose line to extinguish the fire. An adult female was extricated from the back of the house and taken to an AMR ambulance where EMS personnel performed CPR and treated the victim for possible carbon monoxide poisoning. Tragically the victim could not be resuscitated and she succumbed to her injuries. Firefighters were able to extinguish most of the fire within 5 minutes but remained on scene for several hours. There were no other reported injuries to civilians or firefighters and Red Cross was requested to the scene to assist with the displaced residents. VFD firefighters were busy Thursday morning responding simultaneously to 2 structure fires as well as 2 cardiac arrests incidents. The Vancouver Fire Department wants to remind citizens that smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save lives. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Clark County Fire Marshal Office. 

 

 

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