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At 02:02 on 04/19/2024 the Vancouver Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a fire at 306 NE 104th Ave in Maple Ridge Apartments. Vancouver Fire responded with 11 units and 26 personnel. Our first engine arrived minutes later to find the apartment building on fire. Our crews engaged the fire directly while also making sure everyone was out of the building. In less than twenty-three minutes the fire was under control. The Red Cross was contacted to help three families who were displaced by the fire, no one was injured.
Vancouver Fire would like to remind everyone to please test your smoke detectors on a regular basis.