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Passersby help save Vancouver family from house fire By Will Campbell, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor Published: May 11, 2021, 2:25pm Share: (iStock.com) A group of passersby helped a family of nine — including four children — escape a house fire Tuesday morning in west Vancouver. There were no reported injuries. At about 7:45 a.m., Sara Douglas was driving to Marion Elementary, where she works as a teacher and a language specialist. She saw a house, at 714 E. 39th St., with smoke “pouring out of the vents and windows f...

Electrical malfunction cause of Vancouver duplex fire By Seven people, between two units, were displaced in a duplex fire Monday in Vancouver's Lincoln neighborhood. Published: February 26, 2021, 6:38pm Share: A fire Monday at the Logan's Court duplexes in the 1100 block of West 36th Street was found to be accidental and caused by an electrical failure or malfunction of the electrical panel. The fire started in Unit 1144 but affected the attached unit, according to the Vancouver Fire Marshal's Office. (Photo contributed by the Vancouver Fire Marshal's Office) Seven people,...

Firefighters injured during response to Vancouver duplex By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter Published: February 23, 2021, 12:20pm Share: Firefighters respond to a blaze in two units at the Logan's Court duplex complex in Vancouver's Lincoln neighborhood on Monday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2021. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Two firefighters were injured Monday while battling a duplex fire in Vancouver’s Lincoln neighborhood. The fire was first reported at 2:56 p.m. at the Logan’s Court duplexes in the 1100 block o...

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. F...

Clark County Medical Examiner IDs house fire victim By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter Published: February 9, 2021, 5:44pm Share: (iStock.com)  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 previous...