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At 1:53pm on April 11th, Vancouver Fire Department responded to a livestock barn fire at 6010 NE 214 Ave. Arriving units found a 20x50 foot barn fully involved. The space was filled with livestock feed and cover for the animals. Residents were fortunately home and able to get all of the animals out safely. 13 personnel from Vancouver fire and Fire District 3 stayed on scene for up to 6 hours battling the deep seeded fire that required the assistance of a City of Vancouver excavator. Cause of the fire was investigated by the Clark County Fire Marshals Office.