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Just after midnight on April 12th, Vancouver Fire Department responded to a house fire at 10419 NE 50th Ave. First arriving units found a heavily involved single story home. Crews quickly deployed fire attack hose and performed a rapid search of the home. Fire Command Officers then determined the structural integrity was too compromised and withdrew crews to continue fighting the fire from the exterior. 1 resident was displaced from the home but fortunately uninjured. A total of 25 fire personnel from Vancouver Fire Department and Clark County Fire District 6 worked laboriously to extinguish the fire. Cause is under investigation by the Clark County Fire Marshals Office.