Improperly discarded cigarettes caused a fire that damaged a manufactured home in Vancouver’s North Hearthwood neighborhood.
Firefighters responded to a blaze at a double-wide manufactured home at 14317 N.E. 18th St. just after 2 a.m. Thursday and arrived to find a deck on fire. No one was injured, and all but one person made it out of the residence without incident.
An entryway into the house used by a person in a wheelchair was blocked by flames, so firefighters had to go in and bring that person out.
Crews quickly doused the flames but remained on the scene for about two hours to make sure the fire hadn’t spread to the house.
The damage to the structure was an estimated $2,000, Vancouver Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli said.
