Victim of fatal Clark County house fire identified as 75-year-old man
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
By Jerzy Shedlock | The Columbian
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim of a Feb. 3 fatal house fire in Northeast Hazel Dell.
Patrick J. Prudhomme’s death was caused by “thermal injury and inhalation of products of combustion.” The medical examiner listed the 75-year-old man’s manner of death as an accident.
Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Jason Knoble previously told The Columbian that the fire was likely caused by the resident falling asleep while smoking.
Firefighters were dispatched at 3:58 a.m. to the 7900 block of Northeast 30th Avenue. The home is near the boundary of the Vancouver Fire Department’s service area, and a Clark County Fire District 6 engine was the first to arrive at the scene, Vancouver Fire Department spokesman Joe Spatz said. The crew spotted smoke billowing from the front of a manufactured home, he said.
Clark County Medical Examiner IDs house fire victim By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: February 9, 2021, 5:44pm
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The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim of a Feb. 3 fatal house fire in Northeast Hazel Dell.
Patrick J. Prudhomme’s death was caused by “thermal injury and inhalation of products of combustion.” The medical examiner listed the 75-year-old man’s manner of death as an accident.
Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Jason Knoble previously told The Columbian that the fire was likely caused by the resident falling asleep while smoking.
Firefighters were dispatched at 3:58 a.m. to the 7900 block of Northeast 30th Avenue. The home is near the boundary of the Vancouver Fire Department’s service area, and a Clark County Fire District 6 engine was the first to arrive at the scene, Vancouver Fire Department spokesman Joe Spa
Vancouver man accused of setting fire in room at Salmon Creek hotel By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: January 28, 2021, 6:01pm
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A 53-year-old Vancouver man is facing a first-degree arson charge for allegedly setting fire inside of a room at a Salmon Creek hotel.
Clark County Superior Court Judge David Gregerson set bail in the case against Cravann A. Sturgis at $10,000 during a first appearance hearing Thursday. An arraignment hearing is scheduled for Feb. 11.
Sturgis was the registered occupant of a room at Red Lion & Suites Vancouver, 13206 N.E. Highway 99, starting Jan. 5, after being referred to the hotel by a mental health organization, according to an affidavit of probable cause. The affidavit says Sturgis has “known, stated or observed mental health issues.”