Fire damages central Vancouver home on Christmas Eve

A Christmas Eve fire in the Oakbrook neighborhood damaged part of a house and killed a cat and dog, according to Vancouver firefighters.

The Vancouver Fire Department was called around 1:15 p.m. to a reported house fire in the 3500 block of Northeast 103rd Avenue, south of the interchange of Interstate 205 and state Highway 500.

Arriving firefighters found smoke and flames billowing from around the front door, department spokesman Joe Spatz said.

Battalion Chief Tige Harmon said firefighters had the fire out in less than 10 minutes, and the fire was contained to the room where it started.

No one was home at the time of the fire.

Spatz said firefighters found a dog inside unconscious and were able to resuscitate it, but a cat and another dog were killed.

Spatz said the fire displaced two people living at the house and two pets.

County property records show the single-story home of about 1,400 square feet was built in 1979.

The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office was investigating the cause of the fire.